Unique Sports Events / Venues

[Commandant]

NYRR Empire State Building Run-Up (The Empire State Building Marathon), Empire State Building, New York City, New York

[Commandant]

1989 Diamond Diplomacy Tour, Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine


1989 Diamond Diplomacy Tour, Tallinn, Estonia (not sure if this is Kalevi Stadium)


1989 Diamond Diplomacy Tour, Indoor Soccer Arena, Moscow, Russia

[Commandant]

World Basketball Festival, Rucker Park, New York City, New York

[Greece]

Acropolis Rally, Athens Olympic Stadium:




image hosted on flickr

[en1044]

Originally Posted by Anubis2051

True, but that layout would keep the legends seats as the ones with the best view, which would allow them to charge more for them. The best bet is to have center ice line up with 2nd base like at fenway and wrigley, as most of the seats in the stadium are pointed at second.

No, the Legends seats would have some of the worst views. The closer you are to the field, the worse the view.

[Bobby3]

Originally Posted by Anubis2051

The duke of Abercorn meeting the 34th Infantry Division's Midwest Giants before a July 4, 1942 game in Northern Ireland. No stadium name given:

Windsor Park, Belfast. Linfield FC and the national team.

[Anubis2051]

Originally Posted by en1044

No, the Legends seats would have some of the worst views. The closer you are to the field, the worse the view.

Sorry, I misspoke, I should have said a better view than they would have being further away. And the legends seats go all the way past the infield, so you would have at least some of them lining up with center ice.

Originally Posted by Commandant

We’ve seen so many pics of Yankee Stadium already on this website (thanks to you Anubis ) I'm just really sick of seeing that place. You’re a Yankee fan and you want to support the ballpark that your team plays in, I get that, but there is a world outside of the Bronx, New York, filled with events and venues we probably haven’t seen… Which is why I don't want to see pages upon pages of the same ballpark for every event that goes on at the place (the circus at Yankee Stadium is not a sporing event). Also posts about Yankee Stadium are followed by repetitive discussions (which aren’t really discussions, they're just comments about how much everyone hates the Yankees). If you wouldn't keep posting pics of the stadium, there would be no reason to talk about it. There is a thread devoted to Yankee Stadium in the completed section. But... keep posting pics of baseball in England, that was an amazing post... One more thing, it’s not really a UNIQUE EVENT/VENUE if you see it over and over again…

It's a unique event at a venue not designed to hold that event. And I posted the circus picture with a disclaimer that it may not be considered a sport, but there is clear athletic ability required for a number of the events. As for discussions, I would say there have been some very valuable discussions. You seam to be the only one hating on it. Just look at this discussion between me and en1044 right here!

[Anubis2051]

Hyde Park, London-


More from that Giants - White Sox game at Liverpool in 1924-


Sydney Showground in it's 2000 Olympics Format (Also hosted several ABL games)-

[rafamlopes]

Rio sambódramo during carnival:

[rafamlopes]

Beira-rio Cinema (world record):

[Commandant]

Grand Prix of Long Beach, Streets of Long Beach, California


Grand Prix de Monaco, Streets of Monaco

[Commandant]

Oscar de la Hoya vs. Steve Forbes, Home Depot Center, Carson, California


TBV Lemgo vs. THW Kiel (handball), Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany


World Team Challenge Biathlon, Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany


Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev, Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany


Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas


Miyamoto Futsal Park, Hibiya, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
image hosted on flickr

[Commandant]

AVP Atlanta Open, Atlantic Station, Atlanta, Georgia


AVP San Francisco Best of the Beach Open, Pier 30/32, San Francisco, California


FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Qualifier, New Beach, Durban, South Africa


FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates


FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2007, Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

[Commandant]

Euro Beach Soccer League 2007, French Alps, Tignes, France


FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008, Plage du Prado, Marseille, France


Euro Beach Soccer Cup 2009, Rome, Italy


SWATCH-FIVB World Championships 2005, Berlin, Germany

[dysan1]

This Sunday 9th January we will see a T20 Cricket Game between South Africa and India in the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban that was used for the Soccer World Cup last year. Unique because it is not a cricket venue and it is the first first non soccer sports event in the stadium



























Source of all images, including those uncredited pics posted above: http://www.sport24.co.za/Galleries/I...hida%20Stadium

[dysan1]

The Gateway Gauntlet, Durban, South Africa

Africa's only MTB event that starts and ends inside a mall. Surfaces include brick, tar, gravel, grass, tile and concrete. It utilises the Gateway malls coridors, squares, 4x4 track, the boulevard in front of the mall and the sugarcane fields near the mall that still await further development.

Its an annual event

[Commandant]

Bellator 32, Power & Light District, Kansas City, Missouri


BodogFight Costa Rica Combat, Costa Rica

[Commandant]

Yasukuni Shrine Dedication Sumo Tournament, Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo, Japan

[Commandant]

AIBA Boxing, Daley Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
image hosted on flickr


Chiditarod Shopping Cart Race, Chicago, Illinois

[Quintana]

Sjûkelân, Franeker, The Netherlands:



Used since 1856 for the yearly PC tournament of Frisian Handball (temporary stands are erected).