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I have something to confess to you today, I love sports. But just practicing them, I don’t understand that astonishing interest generated only by watching them. Going to competitions, contests and trophies is not my thing although I perfectly catch the emotions and enthusiasm that accompany each sporting event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And speaking of sports as an entertaining show in Madrid, first mention must go to football. Since there is a post<\/a> fully dedicated to soccer, today the focus is on other sports:<\/p>\n The ACB League<\/a>, also known as Liga Endesa for its sponsor, is Spain’s premier professional basketball league. Three Madrid teams take part in it: Real Madrid<\/a>, Movistar Estudiantes<\/a> and Montakit Fuenlabrada<\/a>.<\/p>\n The \u201cCopa del Rey<\/a>\u201d and the \u201cEndesa Supercopa\u201d were held in Madrid last year while in 2020 they will be held in Malaga and Tenerife.<\/p>\n With 118 years of history, Davis Cup<\/a> is the largest annual international tennis tournament.\u00a0<\/span>It will be held from 23 to 29 November in Madrid Caja M\u00e1gica<\/a>.<\/p>\n This tournament belongs to the world elite of tennis tournaments, framed in the circuit Masters 1000 of the male ATP and Premiere Mandatory of the female WTA. It’s one of the few Opens<\/a> in the world where both male and female panels are played simultaneously.<\/p>\n It is held from 1 to 10 May 2020 in Madrid Caja M\u00e1gica<\/a>.<\/p>\n Its seasons<\/a> run from early March to December. The races are held every Sunday in the morning except during the months of July and August that they are held on Thursdays’ evenings.<\/p>\n The Madrid Grand Prix is held in summer and the Duke of Toledo Memorial Grand Prix is in autumn.<\/p>\n Held in November at IFEMA.<\/p>\n This is the largest equestrian event<\/a>\u00a0in Spain. The sports program of this seventh edition, will host for the second time in Spain the FEI Dressage World Cup. In addition, and following the success of the last edition, will return the III \u201cMaestros de la Vaquera\u201d Cup,<\/p>\n Since its inauguration, the Club<\/a> has organised the Madrid Grand Prix and, today, it\u2019s also part of the CSI 5* Madrid-Longines Global Champions Tour, the most prestigious equestrian competition in the world, hosting, among its events, the Grand Prix and the Copa de S.M. El Rey.<\/p>\n Throughout the year, the Club also hosts several national and international competitions of the highest level in both jumping and dressage.<\/p>\n There are several competitions, both national<\/a> and regional, professional and university. At the national level, the main ones are the Heineken League and the Iberdrola League. Within the area of Madrid, the 1st Regional<\/a> stands out in which 10 clubs participate. The season consists of 18 days starting in September and ending in April. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Madrid teams that participate in the 1st Regional are: XV Hortaleza Negro, C.R. Majadahonda, XV Sanse Scrum, CAU Madrid RC, CRC Pozuelo B, Liceo Franc\u00e9s B, Getafe Club de Rugby, Complutense Cisneros Theta, Club de Rugby Veterinaria and Club Rugby Alcal\u00e1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On May 29 at Wanda Metropolitano you may attend the Espa\u00f1a – Classic All Blacks<\/a> game.<\/p>\n This is the most massive athletic event<\/a> in Spain, it\u2019s a 10 km race that is held every December 31st.<\/p>\n The event consists of two different competitions: a popular one (for people over 16 years old) and another one for professionals. There is also a Mini competition for children under 16 years old, which is held on 29 December.<\/p>\n The event,<\/a> included in the official calendar of the International Association of Road Marathons and Races (AIMS), runs through the northeastern part of the city.\u00a0It\u2019s held alongside to a 5 km race, the ProFuturo Race.\u00a0It\u2019s one of the most important races of this distance in Spain and one of the most popular in Europe.<\/p>\n It\u2019s held on 29 March 2020.<\/p>\n In April, the streets of Madrid host the Madrid Popular Marathon<\/a> (known by runners as Mapoma). The event has been awarded the Gold Label by the International Athletics Federation.<\/p>\n It is also part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series, the largest running circuit in the world, and has live music on more than 20 stages, a festival at the finish line, a 10km parallel race and another half marathon race to turn Madrid into a sports festival.<\/p>\n It should be noted that it has one of the most beautiful courses on the international calendar. It\u2019s held on April 26th 2020.<\/p>\n The Carrera de la Mujer<\/a> (Women’s Race) is the biggest women’s sports festival in Madrid and serves to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer. It has a distance of approximately 6.3 km and in the 2018 event brought together more than 35,000 runners.<\/p>\n It will be held on May 2020.<\/p>\n For instance, 32nd Spanish International Badminton Villa de Madrid,<\/a> 19th Triathlon World Cup<\/a>, Second Phase Beach Volleyball Continental Cup<\/a>, 38th Senior Fencing World Cup \u201cVilla de Madrid\u201d – Men\u2019s Sabre<\/a>, Winter Games<\/a>, Final of the cycling tour (\u201cVuelta ciclista<\/a>\u201d) of Spain, Meeting of Athletics<\/a>.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you are planning to move to Madrid soon, you will find all the relevant information in The secret of relocating to Madrid<\/em><\/a>. If, in addition, you need help with the organization or even if we accompany you, check out our services<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the meantime, you can receive regular information by filling out this questionnaire. And if you find it useful, we thank you for sharing it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″]Basketball<\/h2>\n
Tennis<\/h2>\n
Davis Cup – Final Round 2020<\/h4>\n
Mutua Madrid Tennis Open 2020<\/h4>\n
Horse Riding<\/h2>\n
Zarzuela Hippodrome<\/h4>\n
Madrid Horse Week<\/h4>\n
Championships in Club de Campo Villa de Madrid<\/h4>\n
Rugby<\/h2>\n
Running races\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
San Silvestre Vallecana<\/h4>\n
Movistar Half Marathon Madrid 2020<\/h4>\n
EDP Rock\u00b4n\u00b4Roll Madrid Marathon & 1\/2 2020<\/h4>\n
Women’s Race 2020 (“Carrera de la mujer”)<\/h4>\n
And there is more:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n