Travel Reference
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WIMBLEDON
Activities and sports
Many of the crucial international fixtures of football, rugby and cricket take
place in the capital, and London also hosts one of the world's top tennis
tournaments, Wimbledon. London is the only city to have hosted the
Olympics three times, and the 2012 Olympics supplied a number of new
world-class arenas in the Olympic Park (see p.202). Domestically, football
(soccer) remains the most popular sport, with London clubs Chelsea and
Arsenal among Europe's top teams. The rest of the sporting calendar is
chock-full of quality events, from the sedate pleasures of county cricket to
the idiosyncrasies of greyhound racing. For those who'd rather compete than
spectate, there's a wide range of facilities, including inexpensive access to
swimming pools, gyms, tennis courts, while even golf enthusiasts can find a
course within the city limits.
