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Film

Explore your city

10 December 2019

We put our best foot forward on a morning run in Munich as we unpack our shoe collaboration with Adidas. What do you think about when you think about running?Available now at The Monocle Shop.

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From Mali to Martinique, every four years the best athletes from the French-speaking world gather for the Francophone Games. Monocle’s Steve Bloomfield reports from Nice on the event, which to France is about more than…

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ISPO - Mountain Fit

8 February 2012

As fashion brands plunder the world of sports for ideas Monocle's film crew headed to ISPO - the leading trade fair devoted to sports - to discover new ideas and hi-tech advancements.

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Expo 87: The swing of things

10 September 2015

High in the Brünig Pass, menfolk from all walks of life come to grapple, heave and hurl in an arcadian celebration of traditional Swiss wrestling. Monocle joins the crowd to watch the sawdust fly.

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The guru

19 January 2012

Christian Stadil is the owner of Hummel, a Danish sports and fashion company, author of management books and a regular face on television. He tells Monocle about his business-model-with-a-conscience.

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Run in top gear

17 January 2009

Getting into shape is hard work, so we need all the help we can get. Here, Monocle selects the most comfortable trainers, the most useful gadgets and the most nutritious supplements to help you get fit.

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Uphill struggle

17 April 2008

Sochi, a Black Sea beach resort popular with Putin and Siberian retirees, was the surprise choice to host the 2014 Winter Olympics – it lacks proper sewers for a start. So before it can cater for an expected one million…

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To the rafters

17 January 2019

Gracing the interior of a number of contrasting sporting arenas, Neue Holzbau’s intricately engineered timber designs have put the Swiss company in a league of their own.

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Get your skates on

21 September 2017

Pyeongchang is hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics – and it’s spending big on getting the games going.

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Branching out

8 December 2015

An Italian company has taken inspiration from nature to design a graceful outdoor gym. The collaboration, using specially developed materials, is robust enough to survive in public spaces but beautiful enough to avoid…

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Sports Expo

12 June 2015

Sport and socialising are best combined. Monocle tried out three activities that value a friendly chat - and the odd beer - as highly as working up a sweat.

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Like riding a bike

15 July 2015

Whether you want to wiggle through traffic or pedal off-piste and tackle rough terrain, your bicycle choice is of the utmost importance. From Italian-inspired city cycles to light-activity models, the two-wheelers of these…

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Ahead of the game

15 March 2012

The sports writer has a tough job. Crafting a story that’s more than mere results reporting takes toil – especially when sports players are often famously ineloquent. And then there are the deadlines.

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Tune in and work out

18 October 2012

In Japan, if you're not doing ‘Rajio Taiso’ you're either dead or you've slept in. Millions of Japanese rise early every morning to get together and do radio exercises – the rest do them at work.

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The Urbanist - Sports in the metropolis

28 November 2013

Sport: from football to Formula 1, sports can unify cities, influence their form and brand them for decades. We head to Madrid, Rio, New York and Monaco see how cities are staying on track.

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Let the games begin

28 November 2014

Serbia's recovery from the disasters of nationalism has been slow but sporting success offers a new vision of what it means to be a Serb. Monocle films travels to Belgrade to meet the future stars of tennis and football.

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