Abstract
Sport tourism within the Czech Republic has deep roots and a relatively long tradition. There are no special statistical data on sport tourism but the tourism represents important part of Czech economy with almost 3% contribution to GDP. Sport and tourism are included separately in important stat documents and legislation. Nevertheless, official documents deal with topics important for sustainability of sport and tourism. After 1990, new opportunities for private enterprise led to the emergence of business in sport and tourism. It has helped a lot to develop sport tourism and give offer to many new participants. The cycling and running belong to most popular sport tourism activities. The Mattoni ½ Marathon in Ústí nad Labem was analysed as an example of sport tourism and route races development. The run is highly professionalised, organised by for-profit agency and supported by municipal and regional authorities. This race attracts mainly participants with a higher socio-economic status in the productive age of 30–50 years. The education level and the reasons for taking part in the race indicate that most respondents consciously reflect on their own life. This run with fast-growing popularity is more attended by non-resident than local people.
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The Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno is a motorcycling event for motorcycles of various categories that have been held since 1950. For many years, it has been one of the biggest and most visited sports events in the Czech Republic, attracting approx. 200,000 motorcycle enthusiasts. It is a part of World Grand Prix series (MotoGP) (Autodrom Brno, 2019).
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Figures based on mobile operators’ “big data” (Správa KRNAP, 2019).
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Thus popularising the former Prague marathon which took place for the first time in 1963.
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s.r.o. company = limited (liability) company (Ltd.)
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Capalbo is also the Czech Republic’s representative at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) where he serves as the president of the road running event committee.
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dm – the company Drogerie markt
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Slepičková, I., Slepička, P. (2021). Czech Republic: Sport Tourism Development. Between Tradition and New Trends. In: Melo, R., Sobry, C., Van Rheenen, D. (eds) Small Scale Sport Tourism Events and Local Sustainable Development. Sports Economics, Management and Policy, vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62919-9_6
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