Sports and leisure activities Luxembourg-Ville

Also known as flying karate, this martial art is becoming increasingly popular (it is national sport in Korea), even in Luxembourg, with a national federation comprising 1 000 practitioners and an Olympic delegation. Taekwondo allows flexibility, agility and strength to develop while being physically and physically reinforcing.

A discipline dominated in global competition by the Chinese, Canadians, and South Korea, short track (speed skating) is practiced on a circular ice track of 111 metres where athletes reach peak speeds of 50 km/hour. In order to compensate for the centrifugal force, the turns are tilted to the wave of the ice. Skaters play power, agility and tactics to win the race.

This sport is played by six against six and was allegedly imported into New Scotland by the British Army. It has been an Olympic discipline since 1920 and is fighting in three 20-minute periods. The Huskies have been in existence for more than 30 years and make up the Junior Team of Luxembourg and train every day from to the Patinoire rink since its reopening after important work. Teams of players and coaches are very cosmopolitan.

Built in pink sandstone in the Belle Epoque, the central swimming pool in Luxembourg is a unique building with a historiciste style. This aquatic relaxation centre is an ideal alternative for rainy days during your stay. Small and large will be happy to relax in this pleasant setting with a large swimming pool with whirlpools and water jets, two sauna cabins, a Turkish bath, solarium and rest beaches. Included in the gym and showers.

The Bonnevoie swimming pool includes a large 25-metre swimming pool with adjustable depth (between 1.80 m and 3.80 m) as well as a small learning pool with adjustable depth (between 0.65 m and 1.25 m). The site also houses a weight room, a sweat bath and a solarium. During the week, the small pool is sometimes used by students during their physical education classes. Swimming lessons are also given on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Winter fun for half the year! Located on the outskirts of Luxembourg-City, the Kockelscheuer indoor skating rink welcomes the public from mid-September to mid-April for an afternoon of sliding. The rink is suitable for young and old alike, with support penguins to help them along the way. The cafeteria serves drinks and snacks. Skating and figure skating lessons are available all year round. It is also the training ground for the "Huskies" ice hockey team.

It is not far from the centre, in the most rural part of Schlaifmillen, that the Canoe-Kayak Luxembourg (CKL) is hidden. The club offers the discipline in the form of leisure activities with hikes or in a more intensive form with training sessions. The descents take place on the gentle slopes of the Alzette, no difficulty on the horizon. The advantage is to see the town in a different light and, sometimes, to escape the summer heat waves.

With beautiful New Facilities, the Central Boxing Club Luxembourg created in 1910 offers courses through these 4 coaches.

Sports for seniors, sports for young people, outdoor activities… Aware of the benefits of sports practice for its citizens, the capital offers a varied programme of sports activities every year: gymnastics, stretching, skiing, skiing, jogging… Courses take place in the sports and swimming pools of different quarters. This course, which any person over 16 years of age can take part in the payment of a modest registration fee, is organized by the sports service and led by experienced instructors. A detailed programme of activities is published annually and available on www.vdl.lu or by telephone.

Club de Basket Racing is a basketball club located in Luxembourg-City. The club offers men's, women's and youth teams. They also have partners and sponsors who support the club. Racing also has its own fan store where you can buy fan merchandise.

The Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Arts Martiaux (FLAM) is an association based in Märel Strassen, Luxembourg. Founded in 1952, it brings together 97 clubs across the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. FLAM offers a variety of martial arts disciplines, including FMA, Taekwondo, Aikido, Tai Chi, Kick Boxing, Yoseikan, Kae Do, Krav Maga, Karate, Kyudo, Kung Fu, Judo, Hwa Rang Do, Wing Tjun, Jujitsu, Hapkido, Muay Thai, Kendo and Capoeira.

Beach volleyball in Luxembourg has been embodied for almost ten years by two queens of the discipline: Norma Zambon and Jeanne Schneider. They have been able to compose a national women's team active since 2003 and to develop this sport in a country whose climate resembles that of the Californian beaches of Santa Monica, where this sport was born in the s. To date, 120 followers are engaged in discipline with two women teams and a male team. The trainings are adapted according to the seasons. In summer, the team meets 3 to 4 times a week, under wind or rain. In winter, physical preparation is the honor.

Collective de fondus de glisse et de neige, which organizes a snowboard school and aims to promote this sport both at a leisure level and at a higher level of competition. The team organizes a number of trips from November to May for stations in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. Excursions include a package slip, bus transportation, insurance and accommodation. Prices are very competitive and often complete! The association offers beginner, confirmed and expert courses with certified instructors.

Traffic information, a calendar of organized events and outings, advice, maps of bicycle paths in Luxembourg... This is all you can find on the website and in the offices of the ASBL ProVelo.lu (Lëtzebuerger Vëlosinitiativ). This association works for the improvement of the safety conditions of cyclists and promotes the bicycle as a means of transport. It is also this association that introduced, together with the Ministry of Tourism, the label bed+bike.

Inaugurated in 2016, the Péitruss Skatepark is located in the Pétrusse valley, close to the former gas plant. With a total surface area of 3,400 square metres, it is set in the remains of the former fortifications, without altering the landscape. For this was the biggest challenge when the project was accepted: to build a leisure area while respecting the natural and historical surroundings. A mission that was met with flying colours and a must-see event for all skateboard and BMX fans.

RCL is a training of different nationalities, including Anglophones (with one of the coaches who is New Zealand), very good minds and who have reached a level of international meetings. They train and most of their games take place at the Boy-Konen stadium in Cessange. Outside the senior team there is also a junior team and a women's team. Rugby, more than just a spot, a school of life, an active means of integrating everyone.

The Luxembourg federation has more than 300 fencers divided between the disciplines of sword and jubilation, but no sabre. Daily training from 16 h.

Professional instructors propose to teach you the essential factors necessary for the practice of long distance races (adequate rhythm, breathing…) by a targeted and personalized training. This original offer organised by the city of Luxembourg and the Sports Service was born of the success of this practice since the first Luxembourg marathon in May 2006. Drive every Saturday morning from 10 am to 12 pm at the Stade Josy-Barthel, Arlon Road.

Founded in 1935 and built from the plans of Major J.C. Symonds, the Golf-Club Grand-Ducal takes place in a green park generously planted with trees. It has an 18-hole course and a second 6-hole course for beginners. The length is 5,197 m for ladies and 5,782 m for gentlemen. It also has complete infrastructures for training, such as a 28-station driving range with 14 covered practice areas with different targets. Access to the bar and restaurant is reserved exclusively for members and visiting players.