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Major Sports Events Guide 2010 The deﬁnitive events reference guide

The deﬁnitive events reference guide

Sponsored by Major Sport Events Guide 2010 Contents

1. Foreword 6

2. Sponsors 7 - 8

3. Calendar of Events 2010 - 2016 • Preview of the key events of 2010 11 - 12 • Listing of all major events taking place from 2010 - 2016 14 - 47

4. Major Sports Events Guide 2010 51 - 240 • Covers more than 60 sports • Key contacts • Major future events • Over 140 analysed events with data on: - Attendance figures - Venue capacities - Number of participants - Financial data - TV coverage with viewing figures - Digital media analysis - Sponsors - Service providers • Sports federations listing 243 - 253 - Listing of major international sports federations and associations - Listing of key organising committees and event organiser

5. Event Bidding 2010 - 2020 257 - 260 • Listing of all events with bidding opportunities from 2010 – 2020

6. Sports Cities and Government Agencies 263 - 280

• Listing of all major cities that host sporting events with key facts • Listing of government agencies

7. Service Providers Directory 285 - 302

• Listing of all the major service providers to the events industry

Sport End Date Title City Nation

Judo 17 Jan World Masters Suwon Korea Sat 16 Speed Skating 17 Jan Essent ISU World Sprint Speed Obihiro Japan Skating Championships

Sun 17

Mon 18 Figure Skating 24 Jan ISU European Figure Skating Championships Tallinn Estonia Tennis 31 Jan Australian Open Championships Melbourne Australia

Tues 19 Motor Racing 23 Jan IRC: Rallye Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Monaco Badminton 24 Jan Malaysia Open Super Series Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Handball 31 Jan EHF Euro (Men) Various Austria

Wed 20

Thurs 21

Fri 22 Speed Skating 24 Jan ISU European Short Track Speed Dresden Germany Skating Championships

Sat 23 Luge 24 Jan European Championships Sigulda Latvia

Sun 24 Sailing 30 Jan ISAF Sailing World Cup: Rolex Miami OCR Miami USA Skiing 31 Jan FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships Hinterzarten Germany

Mon 25 Figure Skating 31 Jan Four Continents Figure Skating Championships Jeonju Korea Games 31 Jan World Winter Masters Games Bled Slovenia Biathlon 2 Feb IBU Youth and Junior World Torsby Sweden Championships Biathlon

Tues 26

Wed 27

Thurs 28 Action Sports 31 Jan Winter X Games Aspen USA

Fri 29 Games 9 Feb South Asian Games Dhaka Bangladesh

Sat 30 Boxing Shane Mosley v Andre Berto (WBA/WBC) Las Vegas USA Cycling 31 Jan UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships Tabor Czech Republic

Sun 31 American Football NFL Pro Bowl Miami USA

Sport End Date Title City Nation

Mon 1 Conferences 5 Feb Sport Event Management & Organisation Seminar Lausanne Switzerland

Tues 2 Conferences Annual Conference on Sports Law London England

Wed 3

Thu 4 Action Sports 7 Feb Winter Dew Tour: Toyota Championship Mt. Snow USA

Fri 5

Sat 6 Judo 7 Feb Paris Grand Slam Paris France Rugby Union RBS Six Nations: Ireland v Italy Dublin Ireland Rugby Union RBS Six Nations: England v Wales London England

Sun 7 American Super Bowl XLIV Miami USA Football Olympics 8 Feb IOC Executive Board Meeting Vancouver Canada Rugby Union RBS Six Nations: Scotland v France Edinburgh Scotland

Mon 8 Sailing 12 Feb America’s Cup Valencia Spain

Tues 9

Wed 10 Olympics 11 Feb 122nd IOC Session Vancouver Canada

Thurs 11

Fri 12 Olympics 28 Feb Olympic Winter Games Vancouver Canada Rugby Union 29 May Super 14 Tournament Various Various

Sat 13 Rugby Union RBS Six Nations: France v Ireland Paris France Rugby Union RBS Six Nations: Wales v Scotland Cardiff Wales Triathlon 14 Feb ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships Eidsvoll Norway

Sun 14 Basketball NBA All-Star Game Arlington USA Motor Racing Daytona 500 Daytona Beach USA Rugby Union RBS Six Nations: Italy v England Rome Italy

Mon 15

Tues 16 Badminton 21 Feb European Men’s & Women’s Warsaw Poland Team Championships Soccer 24 Feb UEFA Champions League: Various Various First knockout round - 1st leg

Archery International Archery Federation (FITA)

Maison du Sport International Avenue de Rhodanie 54 1007 Lausanne Switzerland

T +41 21 614 30 50 F +41 21 614 30 55 E [email protected] W www.worldarchery.org

President: Prof Dr. Ugur Erdener Secretary General & Executive Director: Tom Dielen Marketing & Communication Director: Didier Miéville

Major Future Events

Events Confirmed Event Date Location Nation Organiser Web

2010 World Archery Field 13 - 18 Jul Visegrad HUN Hungarian Archery www.misz.hu Championships Association

Archery World Cup Final 18 - 19 Sep Edinburgh GBR Grand National www.gnas.org Archery Society

2011 World Archery 2 - 10 Jul Turin ITA Italy Archery www.fitarco-italia.org Championships Federation

Archery World Cup Final 24 - 25 Sep Istanbul TUR Turkish Archery www.turkisharchery.org Federation

2012 World Archery Field Jul (TBC) Val d’Isere FRA French Archery www.ffta.fr Championships Federation

2013 World Archery Jul (TBC) Antalya TUR Turkish Archery www.turkisharchery.org Championships Federation

For all contact details and event owner information, please see www.sportcal.com/calendar

Events to be Awarded Event Owner Frequency Next Event Bidding Information

Archery World Cup Final FITA Every year 2012 Contact FITA

Indoor World Archery Championships FITA Every 2 years 2012 As above

World Archery Field Championships FITA Every 2 years 2014 As above

World Archery Championships FITA Every 2 years 2015 As above

For further information visit www.sportcal.com/events

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Event Analysis

The Co-operative World Netball Series

Date 9 - 11 Oct 2009 Location Manchester, England

Participation Number of competitors 72 Number of teams 6 Number of nations represented 6 Number of officials (judges, referees, etc) 7 umpires, 3 umpire assessment panel Number of volunteers 150 Number of international media accredited 5 Number of domestic media accredited 90 Total number of media accredited 95

Venues Venues used (with capacity) MEN Arena (min 3,000, max 21,000)

Finances Cost to host event (excluding hosting fee) £725,000 Hosting fee £25,000 Event budget £750,000 Estimated event revenue £750,000 Estimated economic impact £1.38 million (estimated spectator spend) Amount of charity donation (if applicable) £1,400

TV TV rights distributor(s) and related territories rbi network - Worldwide Number of live broadcasters 2 Number of territories broadcast in (live) 3 Number of territories broadcast in (delayed) 56

Digital Digital media rights distributor rbi network - Worldwide Number of digital broadcasters 2 Was coverage free or pay? Free

Sponsors/Partners Title sponsor The Co-operative Event supporters England Netball, Manchester City Council, Northwest Regional Development Agency, UK Sport Official legacy supporter Matalan Official retailer Monkhouse Intersport Official suppliers Asics (footwear), Gilbert (ball), Shock Absorber (bra), Slazenger S1 (drink)

Services ABK Sports, AON, Astra Signs, Banner, Cleanview Event Services, CSE, Fast Medical, FR Monkhouse, Gekay Carpets, Great Big Events, HATS (MCC), Identilam, Imprints, Ipsos Mori, M4 Design, Manchester Event Volunteers, NIA, SW Pix, Televideo, The Whole Caboodle, Ticketmaster

Action Sports Aikido Air Sports American Football ESPN X Games International Aikido Red Bull Air Race National Football League Federation (IAF) (NFL) 605 3rd Ave, 8th Floor Petersbrunnstrasse 17 New York 17-18 Wakamatsu-cho 5020 Salzburg 280 Park Avenue NY 10158 Shinjuku-ku Austria New York USA Tokyo 162-0056 NY 10017 Japan T +43 662 847 000 USA F +43 662 6582 5615 T +1 212 916 9200 T +1 212 450 2000 T +81 3 3203 9236 E [email protected] F +1 212 916 9854 F +1 212 841 1820 F +81 3 3204 8145 W www.redbullairrace.com E [email protected] E [email protected] E [email protected] W www.expn.com W www.nfl.com W www.aikido-international.org CEO Bernd Loidl Sales & Marketing Director Vice President Media Event Coordinator President Adriaan Thierry Strategy & Development Megan Kiihne Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba Hans Schroeder General Secretary Director, International Media Kei Izawa Julie Moeller Coordinator, International Media Erica Booze

Aquatics Athletics Badminton Badminton European Swimming European Athletic Badminton England Badminton Europe League (LEN) Association (EAA) National Badminton Centre Confederation Via Cassia 929 Avenue Louis Ruchonnet 18 Milton Keynes House of Sport Rome 1003 Lausanne MK8 9LA Broendby Stadium 20 00189 Switzerland United Kingdom 2605 Broendby Italy T Denmark T +41 21 313 43 50 +44 1908 268 400 T +39 06 30 207 127 E F +41 21 313 43 51 enquiries@ T +45 43 26 21 66 F +39 06 30 364 038 badmintonengland.co.uk E [email protected] F +45 43 26 21 67 E len@lenoffice.it W www.badmintonengland.co.uk W www.european-athletics.org E [email protected] W www.len.eu President John Havers W www.badmintoneurope.com President CEO Adrian Christy President Hansjörg Wirz President Tom Bacher Nory Kruchten Director General General Secretary Secretary Christian Milz Brian Agerbak Events Manager Sven Egil Folvik Communication Manager Vice President Jimmy Andersen James Mulligan Gennady Aleshin

Basketball Basketball Basketball Baseball Euroleague National Basketball Major League Baseball FIBA Europe Association (NBA) (MLB) Passeig Olimpic 5-7 Ismaninger Street 21 08037 Barcelona 645 Fifth Avenue 245 Park Avenue 81675 Munich Spain New York New York Germany NY 10022 NY 10167 T +34 93 327 8427 T +49 89 780 60 80 USA USA F +34 93 327 8424 F +49 89 780 60 859 E webmaster@euroleague.net T +1 212 407 8000 T +1 212 931 7500 W www.euroleague.net E [email protected] F +1 212 407 8634 F +1 212 949 5795 W www.fibaeurope.com E [email protected] CEO Jordi Bertomeu E [email protected] W www.mlb.com Communications Director President W www.nba.com Kirsten Haack George Vassilakopoulos Commissioner Bud Selig Director of Television Secretary General Commissioner David Stern Senior Vice President, Andrea Bassani Nar Zanolin Senior Vice President, International Media International Business Operations Paul Archey Distribution Attila Gazdag

Sport Event Event Owner Bidding Information

2010

Badminton BWF Super Series Master Finals BWF Contact BWF Canoeing ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup races ICF Bid deadline 15 Mar 2010, decision expected Apr 2010 Canoeing ICF Canoe Marathon World Cup races ICF Bid deadline 15 Mar 2010, decision expected Apr 2010 Canoeing ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Cup races ICF Bid deadline 15 Mar 2010, decision expected Apr 2010 Judo World Veterans Championships IJF Bid book available from IJF upon request Surfing Billabong ISA World Surfing Games ISA Open for bidding. Contact ISA Surfing ISA World Masters Surfing Championship ISA Open for bidding. Contact ISA 2011

Athletics European Cup 10000m European Athletics Bid deadline TBC, decision date Apr 2010 Athletics European Cup Combined Events (all leagues) European Athletics Bid deadline 31 Jul 2010, decision date TBC Athletics European Cup Winter Throwing European Athletics Bid deadline TBC, decision date Mar 2010 Athletics European Team Championships (1-3 Leagues) European Athletics Bid deadline 31 Jul 2010, decision date TBC Badminton BWF Super Series Master Finals BWF Contact BWF Badminton European Club Championships Badminton Europe Bid deadline 1 Mar 2010 Badminton European Men’s & Women’s Team Championships Badminton Europe Bid deadline 10 Dec 2009 Badminton European U17 Championships Badminton Europe Bid deadline 1 Jan 2010 Badminton Sudirman Cup BWF Contact BWF Bobsleigh FIBT America’s Cup FIBT Contact FIBT and Skeleton Bobsleigh FIBT European Cup FIBT Contact FIBT and Skeleton Bobsleigh FIBT World Cup FIBT Contact FIBT and Skeleton Bobsleigh Skeleton Intercontinental Cup FIBT Contact FIBT and Skeleton Boxing European Women’s Championships EUBC Bid deadline 31 Oct 2010 Canoeing ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Races ICF Bid deadline 15 Mar 2010, decision expected Apr 2010 Curling World Junior Curling Championships WCF Contact WCF Duathlon ETU Duathlon European Championships ETU Bidding opens in Mar 2010, contact ITU Equestrian FEI World Cup Eventing Final FEI Available to bid, decision date Apr 2010 Fencing Junior & Cadets World Championships FIE Contact FIE Fencing Veteran World Championships FIE Contact FIE Handball European Beach Handball Championships EHF Bidding open from Apr 2010, decision date Jun 2010 Ice Hockey IIHF World U18 Championship IIHF Contact IIHF Ice Hockey IIHF World Women’s Championship IIHF Contact IIHF Ice Hockey IIHF World Women’s U18 Championship IIHF Contact IIHF Netball World Netball Series IFNA Tender process for 2011 & 2012 to be determined in 2010 Orienteering World Cup in Mountain Bike Orienteering IOF Bid deadline 31 Jan 2010 Orienteering World Cup in Ski Orienteering IOF Bid deadline 15 Apr 2010 Powerboating Powerboat P1 Grand Prix of the Sea Series Powerboat P1 Bid deadline Mar 2010, provisional calendar for 2011 to be announced in Sep 2010 Softball ISF Congress ISF Bids presently being accepted at [email protected] Surfing Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships ISA Open for bidding. Contact ISA Triathlon ITU Triathlon World Cup series ITU Bidding opens in Mar 2010, contact ITU Triathlon ITU World Championship Series ITU Bidding open from Mar to Aug 2010. Decision expected 11 - 12 Sep 2010 Water Polo FINA World Men’s Water Polo Development Trophy FINA Decision pending, bids must be presented no later than 31 Jul 2010 2012

Air Sports FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championships FAI Contact FAI Athletics European Cross Country Championships European Athletics Bid deadline 14 May 2010, decision date late 2010 Athletics European Cup Mountain Running European Athletics Bid deadline 31 Mar 2010, decision date Oct 2010 Badminton European Club Championships Badminton Europe Bid deadline 1 Mar 2011 Badminton European Senior Championships Badminton Europe Bid deadline 1 Apr 2011 Canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup races ICF Bid deadline 15 Mar 2010, decision expected Apr 2010 Chess World Junior and Girls Championship FIDE Bid deadline 30 Jun 2010

Australia Key Sports Cities Population 21.3m

City Major Venues Hotel Annual World Events Pop. (m) Current Projected Rooms Events 2004 - 09 2010 - 14 Adelaide 7 1 6,900 12 10 4 1.1 Brisbane 5 - 11,000 10 2 - 1.9 Gold Coast 5 - 13,829 12 2 3 0.5 Melbourne 6 2 16,000 14 11 5 3.9 Perth 9 1 5,870 11 18 9 1.5 Sydney 3 - 39,576 5 3 1 4.4

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Australians have built a global reputation based on performance excellence. AISES promotes and provides access to Australian major events expertise and companies, working with events organisers, host cities and governments, and Events South Australia bidding agencies. L3, 121-125 King William Street www.aises.gov.au Adelaide

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Queensland Victorian Major General Manager Hitaf Rasheed Events Corporation Events Company E [email protected] Pty Limited 1 Albert Road Level 25 Waterfront Place Melbourne Adelaide, South Australia plays host to some of the 1 Eagle Street VIC 3004 world’s best international sporting and cultural events. Australia Brisbane Events South Australia is the events division of the South QLD 4000 T +61 3 9868 4600 Australian Tourism Commission. Its charter is to secure, Australia F +61 3 9866 5460 develop, leverage and manage major events. T +61 7 3222 1000 E [email protected] F +61 7 3221 1684 W www.vmec.com.au E [email protected] W www.qldevents.com.au

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