Sport in Western Australia - Events

Events

Perth has hosted a number of international and national sporing events, including:

  • the 1921, 1937, 1956, 1972 and 1979 Australian National Football Carnivals
  • the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
  • the 1979 Australian Grand Prix
  • the 1991 and 1998 World Aquatics Championships
  • the 2006 Gravity Games
  • rounds in the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
  • rounds in the V8 Supercars
  • the Avon Descent (annually)
  • the City to Surf (annually)
  • the Hopman Cup (annually)
  • the Rottnest Channel Swim (annually)
  • the Tom Hoad Cup (annually)

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