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SPORTS TOURISM

ONE OF THE LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING SEGMENTS

OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, SPORTS TOURISM AND THE

NOTION OF PEOPLE TRAVELING TO PARTICIPATE AND

WATCH SPORT DATES BACK TO THE ANCIENT OLYMPIC

GAMES. SPORTS TOURISM REFERS TO TRAVEL TO PLAY

SPORTS, WATCH SPORTS, OR TO VISIT A SPORT ATTRACTION

INCLUDING BOTH COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE

ACTIVITIES (DELPY, 1998). ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY

DEFINITIONS OR SPORTS TOURISM, WEED AND BULL (2004)
IDENTIFY FIVE MAIN CATEGORIES, WHICH ARE SPORTS

PARTICIPATION, TOURISM WITH SPORTS CONTENT, LUXURY

SPORTS TOURISM, SPORTS EVENTS, AND SPORTS TRAINING.

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