Sport

Come and play in the nation's capital!

Sport and recreation is second nature to Canberra which has the highest participation rate in sport and recreation of any city in Australia.

Canberra hosts national and international sporting events and is the cycling capital of Australia with superb facilities at the purpose-built Stromlo Forest Park, extensive cycle ways throughout the city and miles of dedicated mountain biking trails.

Be sure to visit the Australian Institute of Sport, dedicated to enriching the lives of all Australians through sport.

With so much fresh air and space, pack your bat and ball or strap your bikes to the car and come play with the locals or cheer on your favourite team at their away matches.

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Australian Institute of Sport - home of the 2010 games
Australian Institute of Sport - 03/10/2010 to 09/10/2010

Be inspired during this week long dual sporting and awareness raising event. The Transplant Games celebrate a second chance of life through organ and tissue donation on the sporting field. All competitors are organ or tissue recipients, are on dialysis, have cysitc fibrosis or are living donors or d...

They're racing!
Stromlo Forest Park - 09/10/2010 to 10/10/2010

This is going to be 24 hours of adrenaline – two gruelling events over one big weekend! Canberra is playing host to the World Solo 24 Hour MTB Championships, which is being staged outside of North America for the first time. Attracting some of the world’s best solo mountainbike riders in elite a...

Dress to impress
Thoroughbred Park - 02/11/2010

Come to Thoroughbred Park to see the race that stops the nation on the big screen! Help celebrate the Melbourne Cup's 150th year. Enjoy local thoroughbred races on the course proper. The Myer Fashions on the Field will be run on the day with some great prizes. Release your inner show pony and dres...

Experience the teamwork
Various venues - 11/10/2010 to 18/10/2010

Head to Canberra for the Australian Football League Masters - the carnival for players over 35 years of age. The National Carnival has grown to become the largest Australian Rules Football Championship in Australia. See or participate in games for over 35s, 40s, 45s, 50s and 55s playing all around t...

Thoroughbred Park - 28/11/2010

Don't miss Canberra's prestige day of thoroughbred racing. Experience the colour and excitement of Spring racing at the Canberra Cup. First prize in the Classic Ladies Race for Fashions on the Field is a trip for two to the United Kingdom to attend Ascot races in June 2012, so get your outfit ready...

Go The Raiders!
Canberra Stadium - 22/08/2010

National Rubgy League comes to the nation's capital with the Canberra Raiders taking on the Dragons. Being at Canberra Stadium is much more than just a game of footy; it's full on entertainment for the whole crowd. Get your crowd together to cheer on your favourite team. Tickets from Ticketek. T...

Go The Raiders!
Canberra Stadium - 09/08/2010

National Rubgy League comes to the nation's capital with the Canberra Raiders taking on the Panthers. Being at Canberra Stadium is much more than just a game of footy; it's full on entertainment for the whole crowd. Get your crowd together to cheer on your favourite team. Tickets from Ticketek. ...

Capital Punishment courtesy of www.auroraimages.com.au
Various venues - 28/05/2011

This mountain bike enduro event puts together the best of what Canberra has to offer in one wild ride! Capital Punishment incorporates tracks from World Cup and Championship host Mt Stromlo, Mont 24 Hours’ Majura Forest, Sparrow Hill, Kowen, Bruce Ridge and Black Mountain. See the best of Canber...

2009 Under 16 Cup Winners - Combined Team
Various venues - 29/09/2010 to 01/10/2010

Enjoy the smash and bash of twenty/20 cricket. The Kookaburra Cup is an annual junior cricket event for Australia and beyond. Watch the perfect pre season hit out for budding junior cricketers. See teams of eight battle it out at various locations around the nation's capital. This is your chance t...

Free entry
Monster Energy Super X
Canberra Stadium - 23/10/2010

Canberra will host one of the biggest supercross races ever held outside of North America when the Monster Energy Super X rolls into town. The biggest rider lineup ever assembled outside of the U.S. includes all of Australia’s best and three of the current top five in the world, including Chad Ree...

Watch out for teams of three racing around the capital! Image courtesy of www.auroraimages.com.au
Various venues - 27/11/2010

This short adventure race lets participants enjoy the amazing terrain around Canberra. Teams of three navigate around a secret course and find their way to checkpoints. They'll enjoy challenging mountain bike trails, go flat water paddling and see iconic landmarks, and run through the bush! Thi...

Watch out for teams of three racing around the capital! Image courtesy of www.auroraimages.com.au
Various venues - 12/02/2011

This short adventure race lets participants enjoy the amazing terrain around Canberra. Teams of three navigate around a secret course and find their way to checkpoints. They'll enjoy challenging mountain bike trails, go flat water paddling and see iconic landmarks, and run through the bush! Thi...

Rocky Trail MTB Grand Prix
Mt Stromlo Forest Park - 20/11/2010

This is the final round of the short-course gravity racing NSW/ACT State Series in 4X and Dual Slalom.

Test your fitness at the Canberra Sri Chinmoy Triathlon Festival
Yarralumla Bay - 30/10/2010 to 31/10/2010

This event is the total triathlon package: a sumptuous banquet of triathlon for athletes and spectators. There is a children's race, novice event, sprint and olympic distances and the Sri Chinmoy Peace Triathlon. All the action revolves around the sublime Yarralumla Bay; utilising Canberra's superb ...

Custom cars
Exhibition Park in Canberra - 06/01/2011 to 09/01/2011

Join national and international car enthusiasts for the Street Machine Summernats car festival to see the best street machines, hot rods, sport compacts and special interest vehicles. Experience four days of high octane entertainment including burnout and driving competitions, bands, stunt spectac...

Navigate scenic Canberra on your mountain bike.
Canberra Central Business District - 04/12/2010 to 05/12/2010

See the nation's capital from a different view – the back of your bike! The Urban Polaris is a unique seven hour mountain biking and navigation event set in and around Canberra. Get together in teams of two and find the fastest route throughout a series of control points. Each control point has a po...

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