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OLYMPIC STADIUM
Sports and outdoor activities
While Berliners go in for healthy eating in a big way, they're not famous for
being fitness fanatics - they need all their energy for the frenetic nightlife.
Nonetheless there is a surprising variety of participatory sports available in
the city. Municipal facilities for many sports are excellent, partly because this
was one area the GDR was always keen to invest in. Berlin is also cycle-
friendly (see p.24). Meanwhile, despite a shortage of top-flight teams, the
spectator sports scene is vibrant, with some fanatical support for virtually
every team. Major and some minor sporting events are listed in the
Tip
and
Zitty
what's-on magazines (see p.33), but the best index of facilities and
events is on the web at the German-only
W
citysports.de.
