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08 Sep 2025
Registered charity and leisure operator, BH Live has taken over the contract to run the
19 Jun 2024
Global restaurant brand, Subway, has teamed up with GB Basketball, Breaking GB and Skateboard GB
06 Jul 2023
The number of people taking part in outdoor exercise and recreation in the US reached
15 Dec 2022
Ten years after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the London Legacy Development Corporation
13 Oct 2021
Construction work has begun on a £13m redevelopment project which will look to transform the
27 Dec 2019
Five sports have secured additional funding towards their high-performance programmes ahead of the Tokyo 2020
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08 May 2019
The UK has won bids for two world championships of sport – adding to a
22 Feb 2019
Breakdancing is among four new sports being proposed for inclusion at the Paris 2024 Olympic
07 Dec 2018
Surfing, skateboarding and climbing are among the 14 sports to have have received investment from
11 Oct 2018
Construction on Hjertet (“The Heart” in Danish), a multi-purpose leisure centre in the Jutlandic town
12 Jun 2018
One of Europe’s largest and most dramatic skateparks has been built in Luxembourg, in the
30 Jan 2018
ACTVENTURE, the multi-million-dollar leisure and lifestyle mega-destination underway on the Sunshine Coast of Australia, is
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14 Nov 2017
Artist Asad Raza has created an indoor tennis court with a difference: it sits within
04 Sep 2017
The city council of Australia’s Gold Coast has fast-tracked the building a AU$60.5m (US$48.1m, €40.3m)
21 Jun 2017
Danish architects EFFEKT have released new images showcasing the spiralling 45m tall (147.6ft) observation tower
12 Jun 2017
Almost 300 fewer athletes will take part at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games from last
29 Mar 2017
Australia’s first “Active Lifestyle” project is coming closer to reality, with the Sunshine Coast Council
28 Jan 2017
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Santiago Calatrava’s
23 Jan 2017
Danish architects EFFEKT will convert an abandoned windmill factory in the city of Viborg into
20 Jan 2017
Copenhagen architects EFFEKT have today (20 January) won planning permission to build a 45m (147.6ft)
21 Dec 2016
Sportswear giant Adidas has revealed its plans to transform its German headquarters into a huge
14 Sep 2016
Budapest will establish an Urban Games initiative as the city ramps up its bid to
21 Jul 2016
English Heritage has launched a campaign to turn one of its most popular summertime events
21 Jul 2016
The government has been asked to lobby for the inclusion of squash as an Olympic
18 Jul 2016
The main contractor has been appointed for the construction of Urban Sports Park (USP) –
02 Jun 2016
The inclusion of five new sports in the Olympic Games programme moved closer following recommendations
11 Mar 2016
Guy Holloway Architects look set to develop the world’s first multi-storey skatepark in the British
23 Feb 2016
Architecture studio EFFEKT have completed their transformation of an abandoned train depot in the Danish
18 Dec 2015
A crumbling 100-year old church in Llanera, northern Spain, has been transformed by local skateboarding
08 Dec 2015
Young people living in poverty are being priced out of sport participation, with the cost
13 Oct 2015
A petition seeking to overturn the decision to introduce skateboarding at the 2020 Olympic Games
28 Sep 2015
Baseball, karate, skateboarding, climbing and surfing have made it to the final list of sports
14 May 2015
A moving light rig from Robe helped light the way at a festival of extreme
13 May 2015
Guy Hollaway architects have revealed plans for a unique, multi-level skate park to draw international
29 Oct 2014
The ‘Rom’ in Hornchurch, East London, has been given Grade II listed status by English
22 Sep 2014
Skateboarders in London’s South Bank Undercroft have won their 17-month battle to keep the space
15 Aug 2014
Designed by Tim Greatrex, the new House of Vans Park entertainment hub has opened to
24 Jun 2014
Denmark could become home to what is being billed as the world’s largest ski dome
06 Jun 2014
Non-profit organisation Skateistan has branched out into Africa to launch its third skateboarding project in
11 Mar 2014
Lack of snow and mountains doesn’t have to dent the UK’s medal chances on the
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