The Dandelion Chandelier Luxury Calendar for Fitness and Sports highlights the most notable marathons, cycling races, professional tennis matches, Thoroughbred horse races, sailing and rowing regattas, and professional sports championships around the world in August 2018. For the rest of the Luxury Calendar, click here. And for weekly updates on the three things you need to know to intelligently talk sports, read TWIST: This Week in Sports Talk.
Let the games begin! With everything from multiple regional events like the European Championships, the Central American and Caribbean Games and Asian Games to festive atmospheres of camaraderie like the Gay Games and Wilderness Festival, there is plenty to enjoy in August. Other notable happenings include the 100th PGA Championship, the US Open and the kickoffs of Premier League and the NFL Preseason.
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Glasgow and Berlin host the inaugural European Championships, a new multisport event bringing together a collection of the continent’s leading sports including swimming, cycling and golf to name a few. To be staged every four years, the European Championships will be a new highlight on the global sporting calendar and will bring more than 3,000 athletes to Scotland and 1,500 athletes to Berlin – Aug 2 – 12
European Championships Medals
The 2018 Ricoh Women’s British Open will be played at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Golf Links in Lancashire. It is the 43rd Women’s British Open, the 18th as a major championship on the LPGA Tour and the fifth at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club – Aug 2 – 5
Hideki Matsuyama and other golf greats return to the Firestone Country Club for the 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational – Aug 2 – 5
On the outside the Wilderness Festival may seem like an ordinary music festival, but what sets Wilderness apart is its unique, nature focused setting in the historic Cornbury Park and its extensive wellness programming. Here you will find all day yoga, meditation and pilates as well as wellness talks and discussions – Aug 2 – 5
The NFL Preseason kicks off with the annual Hall of Fame Game; the Baltimore Ravens meet the Chicago Bears – Aug 3
The Baltimore Ravens meet the Chicago Bears at this year’s NFL Hall of Fame Game
The Central American and Caribbean Games are the oldest continuing regional games. This years event takes place in Barranquilla, Colombia – Aug 3 – 19
Created to build bridges between heterosexual and LGBT sports associations are the Gay Games. The Games are a world class sport and cultural festival organised by the LGBT community every 4 years with this years event taking place in Paris. Everyone is welcome to participate regardless of sexual orientation, ability, gender, age or race. – Aug 4 – 12
The 136th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta rowing competition takes place in the city of St. Catharines – Aug 7 – 12
Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
The 100th ever PGA Championship is happening at the Bellerive Country Club, Town and Country, Missouri. It’s been 26 years since this course hosted its last major – Aug 9 – 12
The Premier League, England’s primary football competition, starts its season – Aug 11
Nantucket Race Week is nine days of regattas, awards ceremonies and parties hosted by Nantucket Yacht Club and Great Harbor Yacht Club to benefit Nantucket Community Sailing. Highlight of the week includes the Opera House Cup – Aug 11 – 20
Royalton Luxury Resorts have launched the Royalton Fit program with more than 500 fitness classes with nearly 120 each week at each of Royalton’s resorts in Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia
The annual Palio di Siena bare-backed horse race takes place in Siena, Italy – Aug 16
The Palio de Siena in Tuscany
The Hublot Polo Gold Cup is in Gstadd- Aug 16 – 19
The Asian Games, one of the world’s largest multisport events after the Olympics, will take place in Jakarta. As with this years Olympics in February, 100 delegates from each of the two Koreas are expected to march together under a single flag – Aug 18 – Sept 2
Join nearly 1,000 other runners on a magical adventure along the bustling city streets of Reykjavík and past picturesque Tjörnin pond, snow covered mountains, glaciers, waterfalls and woodlands at the Islandsbanki Reykjavík Marathon – Aug 18
Known as “the Ascot of the north,” the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival offers the same mixture of top class racing and eye catching fashion as its southern counterpart. Hugely popular with owners, trainers, jockeys and racegoers alike, York always attracts the best horses for a packed three day program – Aug 22 – 25
Kicking off in Málaga is the 3 week Vuelta a España, a Grand Tour cycling stage race that crosses Spain – Aug 25 – Sept 16
Thousands will descend upon Southampton for the eight day Hampton Classic that will feature about 1,600 horses and top riders from the US, Ireland, South America and Europe – Aug 26 – Sept 2
The last tennis major of the year takes place in Flushing Meadows at the U.S. Open. Serena’s baby will turn 1 during the tournament – Aug 27 – Sept 9
Rafael Nadal and his coach Carlos Moya at the 2017 US Open.
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials are at Burghley Park, Stamford, UK – Aug 30 – Sept 2
Taking place in the harbor and nearby waters of America’s oldest seaport, the Gloucester Schooner Festival honors the major role the fishing schooner has played in the heritage of Gloucester and the eastern seaboard – Aug 31 – Sept 3
See other August 2018 Events:
— Travel
— The Arts
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