Sport
Football clubs based in Marrakech include Najm de Marrakech, KAC Marrakech, Mouloudia de Marrakech and Chez Ali Club de Marrakech. It contains the Marrakech Street Circuit a 4.624 kilometres (2.873 mi) circuit which hosts races of the World Touring Car Championship, Formula 2 and Auto GP World Series. The Marrakech Marathon is also held here. Roughly 5000 runners turn out for the event annually.
Golf is a popular sport in Merrakech. The city has three golf courses, located just outside the city limits and played almost through the year. The three popular gold courses are: The Golf de Amelikis, Route de Ourazazate; the Palmeraie Golf Palace, Palmeraie; and the Royal Golf Club, the oldest and royal of the three courses, surrounded by a thick forest in the backdrop of Atlas Mountains and with tree species of cypress, eucalyptus and palm.
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“For generations, a wide range of shooting in Northern Ireland has provided all sections of the population with a pastime which ... has occupied a great deal of leisure time. Unlike many other countries, the outstanding characteristic of the sport has been that it was not confined to any one class.”
—Northern Irish Tourist Board. quoted in New Statesman (London, Aug. 29, 1969)