Sands Beach Press Room
The weekend of 8th and 9th December 2012 saw the streets of Costa Teguise thronging with athletes, families and spectators for the Lanzarote International Marathon organised and staged by Sands Beach Resort. Now in in its 23rd year, the event attracted 800 athletes from 22 countries to participate in the marathon, half marathon and 10km [...]
December 13th, 2012 | Lanzarote
The man who is considered to be the greatest paralympic athlete of all time with no less than three Paralympic Marathon gold medals to his name, Swiss champion Heinz Frei (pictured (right) above with Rafa Botello) has confirmed he will be participating in the Lanzarote International Wheelers Marathon 2012 on December 9th. Heinz Frei has [...]
October 5th, 2012 | Lanzarote, Spain
This week Sands Beach Resort in Lanzarote were rewarded for their innovative approach to marketing and their commitment to promoting Lanzarote as a high level sporting destination at the Distinguidos del Turismo 2012 Awards. At the prestigious even attended by the President of the Canary Islands, Paulino Rivero, Sands Beach Resort’s General Director, Juan Carlos [...]
September 28th, 2012 | Lanzarote, News Release, Spain
The Costa Teguise based family and sports holiday resort of Sands Beach Resort has unveiled the latest addition to its ever-expanding portfolio of sports facilities – a brand new, 25 metre, 2.2 metre deep swimming pool. Under construction since early 2012, the internationally accredited pool occupies the resort’s sunny Plaza Verde with views over the [...]
September 11th, 2012 | Lanzarote, Spain
High octane adventure sports holiday outfit, Moxie Republic bring adrenalin junkies from across the globe to meet up for new challenges in outdoor pursuits and this year they’re bringing their action to Lanzarote and Sands Beach Resort. With offices in Dublin, London and South Africa, it was Moxie Republic’s Dublin team of John Brian and [...]
July 29th, 2012 | Lanzarote
The beautiful and unspoilt beach of La Famara in Teguise was the setting for the Spanish National Kitesurf Championship competition held between the 9th and 14th July 2012, organised by La Santa Surf and sponsored by Sands Beach Resort. With winds holding steady at 30 knots and waves reaching heights of 2 metres, the freestyle [...]
July 20th, 2012 | Lanzarote
Saturday 16th June 2012 saw one of Lanzarote‘s toughest competitions taking place in the rural hinterland of Haría where athletes battled the terrain and the clock to push their stamina to the limits. Luckily, professional assistance, food, refreshments, music, crowds and not least Buddy were all on hand to keep body and soul together and [...]
June 22nd, 2012 | News Release
International Surf Day happens every year and is a chance for surfers to get together and celebrate the sport they love, as well as being a chance to give something back to the communities surrounding the beaches that they enjoy. Created in 2004, it also gives a chance for people that have never tried surfing [...]
June 22nd, 2012 | News Release
Qualifying for the Spanish marathon team for the London Olympics 2012 is the culmination of years of hard work, sacrifice and training for Lanzarote born Juan Carlos Hernandez. But it’s just the start of more hard work to get the athlete to peak fitness before he travels to the UK capital in August. Speaking at [...]
June 5th, 2012 | News Release
It’s one thing telling people Sands Beach Resort in Costa Teguise is a brilliant place for family holidays but it’s another thing entirely showing them, and that’s exactly what the new Sands Beach Resort video does. Featuring the resort’s fabulous, lagoon side location; its beach front villas, seaside promenade; family fun activities of cycling [...]
May 28th, 2012 | News Release