Run Czech As A Product Of Sport Tourism

This article presents the Run Czech series of cross-country races as sports events that have the potential to contribute to economic development in the Czech Republic by increasing tourism. It presents the results of research conducted during the family run in association with the Olomouc Half Marathon in 2014. These results confirm, among others, the general view that sporting events brings benefits to the host destination by increasing the number of tourists, including not only international but also domestic participants and the people who accompany them.This article presents the ‘Run Czech’ series of cross-country races as sports events that have the potential to contribute to economic development in the Czech Republic by increasing tourism. It presents the results of research conducted during a family run in association with the Olomouc Half Marathon in 2014. These results confirm, among others, the general view that sporting events bring in benefits to the host country by increasing the number of tourists, including not only international but also domestic participants and the people who accompany them