Melbourne again crowned world sporting capital
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1 April 2008
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An international study has again ranked Melbourne as the best location in the world for hosting major sporting events.
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Melbourne retains its position as the Ultimate Sports City (2008) ahead of Berlin, Sydney, London, Vancouver, Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Madrid and Hong Kong.
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Melbourne’s year round major sporting events calendar includes the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Australian Open Tennis, Boxing Day Test, Spring Racing Carnival, AFL Grand Final and the Socceroos World Cup qualifiers.
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The Ultimate Sports City results, published in SportBusiness International magazine, profiled 25 cities from all parts of the world, with a review based on the importance of international and annual major sporting events hosted or awarded between 2004 – 2012.
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A competitor analysis based on a number of criteria and extensive industry surveys was then compiled on each of the 25 cities for comparison. Based on the analysis, the Ultimate Sports City ranking system used points and weightings to position the cities.
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The company provided a definitive list of the top 10 sports host cities with Melbourne clearly emerging as the winner to claim the title of ‘the ultimate sports city, scoring in excess of 500 points ahead of Berlin and Sydney with less than 450.
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In the next few years Melbourne will host a range of blue chip international sporting events including the UCI Road World Championships (cycling) in 2010 and The Presidents Cup (golf) in 2011.
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Tourism and Major Events Minister, Tim Holding, said the Victorian Government was committed to hosting major sporting events that place Melbourne in the national and international spotlight boosting tourism and investment in Victoria.
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