While 2020 has been a year without many events, 2021 is set to be more hopeful. Here is a preview of the must-see sporting events of 2021…
2020 has been a strange year for everyone but especially sports fans, with seasons and competitions having their usual schedules disrupted.
However, the light at the end of the tunnel is 2021, with sports events already being pencilled into diaries and people booking their tickets long in advance to ensure they do not miss out on sporting thrills and spills.
Here are the biggest sporting events in 2021, all of which should be on your bucket list of things to see and do.
Days Out with the horses
Horseracing is one sport that people all across the UK will be dying to get back to in 2021 and that means that racecourses up and down the land should have a real buzz about them, as punters punt their cash on their favourite long noses.
Some of the major highlights of the year ahead are the Aintree Grand National and the Epsom Derby. However, long before either of those two mammoth events take place there is the Cheltenham Festival, which truly is a celebration of equestrianism and sports betting like no other.
Due to run from the 16th to the 19th of March, the great thing about Cheltenham is that you can go for as many or as few days as you like, with there being every possible catering service available, whatever your taste or budget. If you and others in your group know little or nothing about the vagaries of horseracing then fear not, because there are plenty of free online tipsters on hand to make sure that, come the after-race parties, it will be your name being toasted at the same time as the winning horses you tipped for greatness.
Will you and your friends pick some winners in 2021?
Get Back to Basics with Wholesome Local Sport
Of course, for the most part people want to be wowed and dazzled by the sports events they plan to visit in 2021, but there is perhaps an opportunity for fans to take a step back, to appreciate the work that more locally based sports organisations and clubs do within the community.
While it is tempting to dash back to the vastness of Premier League football stadiums or the roaring pomp of Twickenham, why not go out on a limb and try watching some non-league football or lower league rugby?
What you will find there are often far more wholesome atmospheres, infinitely cheaper entry tickets, and cups of tea that cost a quid rather than a fiver. Who knows, you may even spot a star of the future like the next Jamie Vardy.
Wrap up warm, take a brolly, and watch on as men or women do battle in the British elements
Don’t Just Spectate, Join in!
There has been a lot of sitting around and being generally stationary in 2020, so the idea of being sat still for hours in a stadium or arena may not appeal to those people itching to get out there and see the world.
Luckily, there are plenty of outdoorsy sports events which not only allow you to spectate world class athletes but also encourage you to join in. The long running Boardmasters event in Cornwall is one of these, encouraging people from all over the country to watch how the pros surf, before giving the sport a go themselves. Who knows, you may find yourself booking a surf holiday soon after.
Tokyo Olympics Finally Comes to Pass
Last but not least comes the biggest sporting occasion of them all, The Olympic Games, which will take place in Japan this summer.
The games in 2021 will give sports fans the unique opportunity not only to see sporting icons duke it out in track and field events, but also to absorb the culture and sights of one of the most beguiling countries in the world.
Turn this into the trip of a lifetime and eating takeaway sushi or maki back in blighty will never be the same again!
