GSI EVENT STUDY / HEMPEL SAILING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AARHUS 2018
Overview
Host Profile Aarhus
Key Facts Size Population GSI Cities Index*
91 km2 326,612 (2015) 59th (2017)
* GSI Cities Index is Sportcal’s proprietary index which analyses the hosting and bidding of major sports events and ranks cities by the cumulative score of the events that city has hosted. More information on GSI Cities Index www.sportcal.com/impact
Aarhus is the second-largest city in Denmark with a population of 326,612. The city is 59th on the GSI Cities Index, as of 2018, with projected scores of 1,719 and 837 for the Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2019, respectively. Aarhus is known for hosting many sailing events, having previously held a number of elite European and world championships as well as various youth events such as the Youth Sailing Championships in 2008. The Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 is the largest sporting event ever to be held in Aarhus. Prior to this, Aarhus has hosted major sports events such as the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2006 and Men’s EHF Euro 2014. Selected sailing events hosted in Aarhus (2009-2018) YEAR
EVENT
CITY
2009
World Match Racing Tour - Danish Open
Aarhus
2010
505 World Championship
Aarhus
2011
A-Class Catamaran World Championship
Aarhus
2011
X-35 World Championship
Aarhus
2012
Soling and Yngling European Championship
Aarhus
2013
29er World Championship
Aarhus
2013
49er & 49erFX European Championship
Aarhus
2014
49er & 49erFX Youth World Championship
Aarhus
2014
Zoom 8 World Championship
Aarhus
2015
470 European Championship
Aarhus
2015
Laser Standard & Laser Radial European Championship
Aarhus
2018
Sailing World Championships
Aarhus
16
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