| Sport and Barcelona | | | | the Catalan independence fighters, but |
| | | | neither of this happened. All of the IOC |
| Barcelona has a sporting tradition, the | | | | countries participated here for the first |
| habitants of Barcelona are the most sportive | | | | time since Munich 1972. South Africa was |
| compared to the habitants of other big cities | | | | allowed again to participate after a 28 years |
| in Europe. The bike is used more and more ( | | | | suspension for its apartheid policy. The |
| still less then in Holland). And the climate | | | | German Reunification of 1990 made germany |
| is perfect for outside sporters. A soft | | | | participating with a single team since 1960. |
| climate without strong winters. The fact that | | | | The Sovjet Union was dissolved in 1992 so the |
| Barcelona is located at the seaside makes | | | | Baltic Nations of Estonia, Latvia and |
| that the beaches and parks are most of the | | | | Lithuania participated with their own teams |
| time full with joggers, skaters and bikers. | | | | for the first time since 1936. The other |
| | | | Sovjet republics took part in the Unified |
| Barcelona is the homebase of the famous | | | | Team which was formed by twelve states. The |
| Spanish football team: FC Barcelona or Barca, | | | | break-up of Yugoslavia led to the debuts of |
| one of the biggest in Europe and twice winner | | | | Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia Herzegovina. |
| of the UEFA Champions Leaque. The club has | | | | Yugoslav athletes were not allowed to |
| his own stadium called Camp Nou in the | | | | participate with their own team but could |
| districs Les Corts. Members of the club are | | | | compete under the Olympic flag as Independent |
| called socios. . FC Barcelona has also teams | | | | Olympic Participants. Also Cuba who had |
| in the Spanish basketball ACB league, the | | | | boycotted the Olympics a lot of year |
| handball ASOBAL league and the roller hockey | | | | participated again. The Paralympic archer |
| league. The club's museum is the second most | | | | Antonio Rebollo lit the Olympic flame by |
| visited museum in Catalonia. The second | | | | firing a burning arrow towards the cauldron. |
| football club of Barcelona is Espanyol, they | | | | In Basketball there was for the first time |
| used to have their own stadium but now | | | | admittance of professional players, which |
| they're plaing there games in the Olympic | | | | made the competition a lot easier for the |
| stadium called Estadi Olìmpic Lluìs on | | | | American Dream Team with players like Micheal |
| the Montjuic which was build for the Summer | | | | Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Slalom |
| Olympics. The two football stadiums are both | | | | canoeing returned to the Games after a |
| UEFA 5-star rated. | | | | 20-year absence. Basque pelote, roller |
| | | | hockey, teakwondo and Valencian pilota were |
| The city was chosen to organize the Summer | | | | demo sports. The sporters were from all ages |
| Olympics in 1992. Barcelona also hosted the X | | | | so won the 13 year old Fu Mingxia the high |
| FINA World Championships, twice the | | | | diving event and 32 year old Christie Linford |
| Eurobasket and the ATP Tour International | | | | won the 100m. The musical themes for the |
| Series Gold tennis tournament, Open Seat Godo | | | | Games were "Barcelona" written by Freddie |
| which is held annually in the facilities of | | | | Mercury and sung with Montserrat Caballe. |
| the Reial Club de Tenis Barcelona. Every year | | | | They were to have performed the song during |
| there is a Formula 1 race, Formula One | | | | the opening ceremony, but due to Mercury's |
| Spanish Grand Prix, organized on the circuit | | | | untimely death the year before the song was |
| de Catalunya in Montmelò, a town close to | | | | played over a travelogue of the city at the |
| Barcelona. On this circuit is also the | | | | start of the opening ceremony. The other |
| Catalan Motorcycle Gran Prix. There are | | | | musical theme was "Amigos Para Siempre", |
| marathons and other running competitions | | | | which means Friend for Life. This was written |
| organized year-round. Every year at Christmas | | | | by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black. |
| there is a swimming race across the port and | | | | |
| there is a massive skate tournament. Skating | | | | About Barcelona |
| has become really popular in Barcelona which | | | | |
| has led to a anti-skateboarding law. | | | | Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and the |
| | | | second largest city in Spain, It is located |
| In 1992 the Summer Olympics were held in | | | | on the Mediterranean coast, with one of |
| Barcelona. | | | | Europe's principal ports, and its airport is |
| | | | the second largest in Spain. Founded as a |
| Barcelona is the hometown of IOC-president | | | | Roman city, Barcelona is today an important |
| Juan Antonio Samaranch. Barcelona was | | | | cultural centre and became a major tourist |
| selected over Amsterdam, Belgrado, | | | | destination after the 1992 World Olimpics. |
| Birmingham, Brisbane, Paris and Lausanne. | | | | Particularly renowned are architectural works |
| Safety was the top-priority, they were afraid | | | | of Antoni Gaudà that have been designated |
| for attacks of the ETA and demonstrations of | | | | UNESCO World Heritage Sites. |