Macau boasts not only scenic sights and colorful nightlife but also sports and leisure destination. The following will offer some information of sports and golf in Macau.

 

Sports
Macau is fast developing a reputation as an international venue for top-sporting events. At present the Macau Stadium is the prime venue for football, track and field and athletic competitions, however a new stadium is being built in good time for 2005 when Macau hosts the East Asia Games. Already an Olympic swimming pool has opened for the games and other facilities, for indoor and outdoor sports are under construction. For amateur athletes there are plenty of facilities. On Guia Hill there is a jogging track and exercise equipment, and the trails on Taipa and Coloane Islands are very popular with joggers and hikers. On Coloane there is also the Centro de Formao Juvenil D. Bosco (Youth Formation Centre) with indoor and outdoor sport facilities available to the public.

 

Horse and Greyhound Racing
The Macau Jockey Club is fully equipped with modern facilities and has assembled a cosmopolitan group of trainers, riders and administrators while horses are being imported from several countries in order to provide racing of international standards. Visitors can comfortably enjoy the races in the air-conditioned grand-stand where Chinese and European cuisines are served. With private boxes and air-conditioned grandstand, Club members and public can enjoy the races, whether watching them live, on the Diamond Vision or the closed-circuit television monitors.

 

Race meetings are held every weekend throughout the year, occasionally on Wednesday and Thursday evenings and also during major festivals such as the New Year, Chinese New Year, Easter, etc. There’re free shuttle buses taking race goers from Hotel Lisboa and the pierto the race course on race days.

Golf
The Macau Golf and Country Club, located on the south side of Coloane Island and near the Western Resort Complex, is one of the most beautiful golf courses in Asia, and is open to locals and foreigners. With a unique view over the Pearl River and Hac Sá beach, the course has all the usual international amenities, such as a Pro Shop, spa, restaurant and bar.