Spectator Sports
The Ruhr area is a young region, full of vim and vigor. This fact is also proved by the varied sport facilities in the area. Of course soccer is and always will be in the first place, but there are several other forms of sport, be it baseball or cycling or maybe chess, which are represented.
Whether you like to be a spectator at important international events or maybe join a club yourself, just have a look at the varied range of sports and decide, which will suit you best.
Soccer.
“The round goes into the cornered!” Soccer belongs to the Ruhr area just like its industrial history, the brewing tradition and of course the unique dialect. The region records the highest number of spectators and active members...
Baseball.
Baseball certainly is not a common sport in Germany. Nevertheless the Ruhr area hosts a representative of this game: The Wanderers, a baseball and softball club in Dortmund. One of the several teams even plays in the Bundesliga...
Cycling.
There are several bicycle races in the Ruhr area, which are arranged by diverse cycling clubs. The Dortmund association “Curve 24” for example arranges the annual “Internationaler Westfalenpreis” (international Westphalia...
Horse Racing.
Although North Rhine-Westphalia’s actual center of equestrian sports is the Münsterland, horse racing also plays a role in the Ruhr area. In Dortmund and Mülheim an der Ruhr there are racetracks, which are worth a visit...
Skiing.
Well, it might not be quite mountainous in the Ruhr area, but nevertheless you do not have to go to Germany’s south to exercise winter sports. The Alpincenter in Bottrop provides skiing pleasure all the year round. With its length...
Marathon.
Once in a lifetime totally outgrowing oneself and exceeding one’s own both physical and mental boarders. There are not many moments, which make us feel like that. One of these rare moments certainly could be the finish...
Chess.
Wrong category? No, certainly not! Chess may not be the most sweat-inducing sport, but it definitely demands the highest thinking performances. There even is a chess Bundesliga in Germany. The Ruhr chess associations Mülheim...
