sport

Marc Márquez wins dramatic San Marino Grand Prix, while Ansu Fati continues to lead the way for Barça

Barcelona’s women’s team thrashed the future Real Madrid, and a Catalan silver medal at the US Open

Strong community links and affordable entertainment ahead of the new season

Atletico Madrid dispute the money owed to them for the release clause in the player’s contract

The NBA player’s foundation is already teaching children the values of sport in Barcelona

The two highest-placed teams from Catalonia in last season’s La Liga contest the increasingly competitive trophy on Wednesday

Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 made it impossible for 5,000 athletes to take part in People’s Games planned for the city

This past weekend Barcelona has been the international capital of sport and films. About 70 movies were screened and all kinds of sporting disciplines were represented in the 4th edition of this consolidated film festival. The winner of the best film in the BCN Sports Film Festival was the Spanish documentary ‘Pura Vida’ (The Ridge). As part of the programme there were also ‘One to One’ meetings between producers, directors and distributors, as well as the ‘Pitching advice’ presentations, a great chance to show new audiovisual projects.

Ivan Tibau, the Catalan Government’s Secretary of Sport, emphasises the “great effort” made by the Catalan Excutive to help the High Performance Sports Centre (CAR) and Catalan athletes compete in London 2012. The elite training centre did not receive funding from the Spanish Government for the last two years, amounting to €10.7 million. The Catalan Executive advanced the payment to keep the CAR running. Athletes trained at CAR made up 65% of medals won by the Spanish team at the London 2012 Olympics. Despite this, the Spanish Olympic Committee “closed the door” to the Catalan Government in regards to London 2012.