{"id":59307,"date":"2015-11-10T14:45:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T13:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=59307"},"modified":"2016-06-03T11:28:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T09:28:38","slug":"barcelonas-annual-sporting-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-annual-sporting-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona\u2019s annual sporting events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> is a city that offers a lot in the field of <strong>sports<\/strong>. There are a number of<strong> major sporting events <\/strong>that take place each year, attracting athletes from all over the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-annual-sporting-events\/#Related_article_Night_sports_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Related article:\u00a0Night sports in Barcelona\">Related article:\u00a0Night sports in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-annual-sporting-events\/#Maraton_de_Barcelona\" title=\"Marat\u00f3n de Barcelona\">Marat\u00f3n de Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-annual-sporting-events\/#Formula_1_Gran_Premio_de_Espana\" title=\"Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espa\u00f1a\">Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espa\u00f1a<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-annual-sporting-events\/#Cursa_de_la_Merce\" title=\"Cursa de la Merc\u00e8\">Cursa de la Merc\u00e8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-annual-sporting-events\/#Concurso_de_Saltos_Internacional_de_Barcelona\" title=\"Concurso de Saltos Internacional de Barcelona\">Concurso de Saltos Internacional de Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-annual-sporting-events\/#Barcelona_World_Race\" title=\" \nBarcelona World Race\"> \nBarcelona World Race<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_article_Night_sports_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/night-sports-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">Night sports in Barcelona<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maraton_de_Barcelona\"><\/span><strong>Marat\u00f3n de Barcelona<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Stockholmmarathon_2009-start3.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-59309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Stockholmmarathon_2009-start3-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"barcelona sports\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a>The <strong>Barcelona Marathon<\/strong> is a marathon race that takes place each year in March since 1978. Starting and finishing at Plaza d\u2019Espanya, the marathon has a course that is 42.195km long. A number of foreign athletes come to <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> to participate in this event, which has had winners from countries like Denmark, Switzerland, Brazil, United States of America, Portugal and Kenya.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Formula_1_Gran_Premio_de_Espana\"><\/span><strong>Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espa\u00f1a<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent years <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> has become the stage of Gran Premio de Espa\u00f1a (Spanish Grand Prix), a Formula One race held in the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. One of the oldest races in the world, <strong>Gran Premio de Espa\u00f1a<\/strong> celebrated 100 years in 2013. Some of the world&#8217;s most famous pilots have had victories in this event, like Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Emerson Fittipaldi and Ayrton Senna.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookf1.com\/f1-spain\/tickets.htm?gclid=CNDV5NTv4MgCFc-6Gwod_NoKWg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gran Premio de Espa\u00f1a<\/a><\/strong> takes place in May<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cursa_de_la_Merce\"><\/span><strong>Cursa de la Merc\u00e8<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cursa de la Merc\u00e8<\/strong> is an athletic race that happens each year in the streets of <strong>Barcelona.<\/strong> It takes place on a Sunday morning during the second week of September, during Fiestas de la Merc\u00e8, one of the most important public celebrations in <strong>Barcelona.<\/strong> The 10km circuit begins and ends at Avenida de Maria Cristina, going through famous spots like Plaza Espa\u00f1a and the Montju\u00efc mountain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcn.cat\/cursamerce\/es\/inicio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Cursa de la Merc\u00e8<\/strong> <\/a>is organized by Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, offering free entry for everyone who is has the necessary physical condition to participate.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Concurso_de_Saltos_Internacional_de_Barcelona\"><\/span><strong>Concurso de Saltos Internacional de Barcelona<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Created in 1902,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csiobarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>CSIO<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is an equestrian event whose name is an acronym for \u201cConcurso de\u00a0Saltos\u00a0Internacional\u00a0Oficial\u201d (International Official Jumping Competition), which later changed its name to\u00a0<strong>Concurso Internacional de Saltos de Barcelona<\/strong>. Celebrated in September, the event usually receives around 90 contestants and 170 horses from all over the world.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_World_Race\"><\/span><strong><br \/>\nBarcelona World Race<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-59310 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/US_Sailing_Team2-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"barcelona sports\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/>Barcelona World Race <\/strong>is a competitive sporting event, a non-stop yacht race that goes around the world. Two-member crews sail on Open 60 IMOCA monohull boats. The first edition of <strong>Barcelona World Race <\/strong>took place between 2007 and 2007, the second one between 2010-2011, and the third one between 2014 and 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Barcelona World Race <\/strong>starts and ends in Barcelona, taking place each December.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"59307\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is a city that offers a lot in the field of sports. There are a number of major sporting events that take place each year, attracting athletes from all over the world. Table of Contents Related article:\u00a0Night sports in BarcelonaMarat\u00f3n de BarcelonaFormula 1 Gran Premio de Espa\u00f1aCursa de la Merc\u00e8Concurso de Saltos Internacional de [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":59308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4497],"tags":[3094],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59307"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59307"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59349,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59307\/revisions\/59349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}