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Big Name Sporting Events Around The World - Been To Any ?? - LordLucifer - 09-12-2016

My son is currently in New York and gleefully told me he had just been to the Men's final of the US Tennis Open.

This made me start to think about big name sporting events that I have been too.

Apart from a baseball match in San Francisco, I can't think of anything of note.

Where have you been & what have you seen ??

Re: Big Name Sporting Events Around The World - Been To Any ?? - Thryleon - 09-13-2016

Ive been to Portugal to watch 8 matches of the European cup that was held there in 2004 including the Final, Semi Final, Quarter Final, and another 5 group stage matches.

Ive also been to watch a Uefa cup qualifier in Portugal just a few weeks ago (my team from Greece was coincidentally there when we were visiting my wifes family).

Good times.



Re: Big Name Sporting Events Around The World - Been To Any ?? - Gointocarlton - 09-13-2016

(09-13-2016, 12:24 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:Ive been to Portugal to watch 8 matches of the European cup that was held there in 2004 including the Final, Semi Final, Quarter Final, and another 5 group stage matches.

Ive also been to watch a Uefa cup qualifier in Portugal just a few weeks ago (my team from Greece was coincidentally there when we were visiting my wifes family).

Good times.
Mrs G2C and I attended the final stage of the 2014 TDF on the Champs Elysees. Amazing event with organisation/logistics like I have never seen before in my life. Would highly recommend it to people. Next time I want to go to an iconic mountain stage.

Re: Big Name Sporting Events Around The World - Been To Any ?? - kruddler - 09-13-2016

Been to a couple of NFL matches.
Been to a couple of NBA matches.
Been to plenty of F1 races in Melbourne and the inaugural one in Austin, Texas in 2012.

Personally, i don't care for the other sports already mentioned in this thread.

Re: Big Name Sporting Events Around The World - Been To Any ?? - laj - 09-13-2016

Major League Baseball...Toronto Blue Jays v Baltimore Oracles
Christchurch Commonwealth Games in 1974
Olympics Games Sydney- Cathy Freeman night
World Swimming Championships when in Melbourne

Re: Big Name Sporting Events Around The World - Been To Any ?? - PaulP - 09-13-2016

Sydney 2000 Olympics - basketball, tennis, athletics (including as per Jimbo seeing Cathy Freeman win).

Re: Big Name Sporting Events Around The World - Been To Any ?? - crashlander - 09-13-2016

I saw some Gaelic Football at Croke Park in Dublin, one of the finals between Leinster and Dublin.
Other than that I've only seen Australian sporting triumphs in the cricket and GFs.

Re: Big Name Sporting Events Around The World - Been To Any ?? - Bear - 09-13-2016

I saw Carlton beat Hawthorn.

Re: Big Name Sporting Events Around The World - Been To Any ?? - northernblue - 09-13-2016

(09-13-2016, 10:30 AM)Bear link Wrote:I saw Carlton beat Hawthorn.

I call BS !!

Tongue

Re: Big Name Sporting Events Around The World - Been To Any ?? - DJC - 09-14-2016

I was given a free ticket to the 2003 Davis Cup tie between Australia and Switzerland.  I watched Hewitt beat Kratovchil and Federer beat Philippousis.

I'm not a big tennis fan but it was a good night with great atmosphere.

Back in my powerlifting days, I went to the 1986 weightlifting world championships and saw the best ever weightlifter Naim Süleymanoğlu do his stuff.  He has simply amazing and it was one of the best sporting efforts I have seen.  He defected from Bulgaria to Turkey after the event.