re: Why is Melbourne “the sports capital of the world”

I’m sure it’s a pandering and/or self-assigned title, but it’s an active city, and there’s a lot sporting infrastructure pretty close to the city center - opposite the Botanic Gardens (which has a cool little public running track around it, the Tan). In the grand scheme of things, I’m sure there are multiple cities with a better claim to the title, but it’s a cool city from a sports perspective.