On July 5th, 2023, from 8:00 to 14:00, the traditional “Sports Day” will take place again in Carinthia – in the Villach Alpen Arena!
Around 30 sports associations and local clubs present themselves to the public – conveying joy and fun in sports and exercise is what characterizes the Day of Sports in Carinthia!
The Sportland Carinthia in numbers:
approx. 1600 clubs
approx. 35,000 honorary officials
around 180,000 members in sports clubs
12 training models
15 state academies
1 Olympic Center
1 Army Training Center
40 Bundesliga clubs
1 project “Top Sport & Studies”
1 school sports performance model (BORG Klagenfurt & BORG Spittal)
1 teacher training course “Exercise and Sport”
3 umbrella organizations
130 athletes in the Carinthia Sport club
over 1500 sports facilities
10 educational institutions with a focus on sport
Last year, around 2,000 schoolchildren took part in the Sports Day despite strict Covid restrictions.
This year, too, children and adults who are enthusiastic about sports can get to know numerous sports and try them out for themselves.
With the Day of Sports, Sportland Carinthia, together with its professional associations and partner institutions, demonstrates the diversity of Carinthian sports.
Numbers/data/facts about the Villacher Alpen Arena:
Despite Covid, around 60 sporting events were held in the VAA last year.
Numerous international associations find ideal training and competition conditions here all year round.
Five professional associations with 20 clubs in 18 sports can be found in the Villach Alpen Arena. In addition to the main discipline in the Nordic area, the VAA also offers curling enthusiasts, ball hockey players and orienteers a home and is one of the most important sports facilities in the country and in the heart of the Alps-Adriatic region.
Translation by Google translate: to read original article in German on the Kärntnes Sport website CLICK HERE