Athletic Stadiums - Page 4

~ Olympic ~ · April 28th, 2009, 08:57 PM

Rajamangala stadium , Bangkok

by PSeangsong

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parcdesprinces · April 28th, 2009, 10:26 PM

Paris, Stade de France 81,338 seats

Paris, Stade Charléty 20,000 seats

Monaco, Stade Louis II 18,523 seats

jean1991 · April 29th, 2009, 12:06 AM

Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

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ReiAyanami · April 29th, 2009, 08:06 AM

LOL how many "Olympic stadiums are there that haven't hosted the games???

I sense a name abuse

Walbanger · April 29th, 2009, 08:50 AM

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Those grass covered banks are pretty smart. I imagine you could expand your seating capacity relatively easy this way if there ever is a need for it.

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Aren't the grass banks the australian form of terracing??

Yes and Yes. Grass banks can easily be expanded upon. As for the Australian form of terracing, there are older oval's with traditional hard terracing but the Australian climate permits grass terracing generally without it turning into a mud heap. From a design point of view, the grass is softer material than the concrete (obviously) and plays well with the Australian landscape design venacular of natural wide open spaces and a huge blue sky. Plus it's cheaper and generally most are well landscaped.

Walbanger · April 29th, 2009, 09:01 AM

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1990 Auckland - anybody have any details?

Auckland has retained their warm up track from the 1990 Commonwealth games to serve the city's athletics. The main venue next door, Mount Smart Stadium (built in an quarried volcano cone) retained the athletics tract til the early 2000's. When the Auckland/New Zealand Warriors Rugby League Club entered the Australian Rugby League in 1995, temporary seating was used on the ends and one wing of the track to create more intimate atmosphere for Rugby League. A second grandstand was built opposite the main stand in the early 2000's eliminating the space required for a running tract. Temporary seating is still used a the ends to enclose the rectangle.

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Horatio Caine · April 29th, 2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Horatio Caine

Stade De France is mainly a football/rugby stadium but can, when needed, take away some of it's stands to make way for tracks.

Are there any other stadiums in the world with this ability?

None?

CharlieP · April 29th, 2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Horatio Caine

None?

Did you see post #45?

CharlieP · April 29th, 2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Walbanger

Auckland has retained their warm up track from the 1990 Commonwealth games to serve the city's athletics. The main venue next door, Mount Smart Stadium (built in an quarried volcano cone) retained the athletics tract til the early 2000's. When the Auckland/New Zealand Warriors Rugby League Club entered the Australian Rugby League in 1995, temporary seating was used on the ends and one wing of the track to create more intimate atmosphere for Rugby League.

Thanks - so that's another one that's been converted to a football stadium with the warmup track retained as an athletics venue...

hack404 · June 2nd, 2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Horatio Caine

None?

Wembley Stadium?

parcdesprinces · June 2nd, 2009, 12:37 PM

nope...

Oita' first tiers are "temporary", in Paris they aren't :

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Wembley seats aren't movable but they can use a temporary platform with the running track, installed over the first tiers (this system is usable in almost all stadiums, but implies a reduction of the capacity).

peezet · June 2nd, 2009, 11:07 PM

The only IAAF Grand-Prix in the Netherlands is held in the FBK-stadium in Hengelo.

source: http://www.luchtfoto-multiflight.com

more info: http://www.fbk-games.nl

HoldenV8 · June 3rd, 2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bigbossman

Aren't the grass banks the australian form of terracing??

Yep, that's pretty much it. But the grass looks much better than rows of concrete or bitumun.

ncas · June 3rd, 2009, 08:31 PM

Rajamangala National Stadium,Bangkok,Thailand

ncas · June 3rd, 2009, 08:35 PM

Rajamangala National Stadium,Bangkok,Thailand

Nikom · June 3rd, 2009, 09:47 PM

City of Coimbra Stadium - 30,000

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Jamor Stadium, Lisbon - 32,000

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Red85 · June 4th, 2009, 05:36 PM

The Jamor Stadium, isnt that the venue for the Portugese Cup final?

Nikom · June 4th, 2009, 07:42 PM

Yes, it is

NiShiiZ · June 4th, 2009, 09:46 PM

Stade Charléty, PARIS

Bobby3 · June 4th, 2009, 09:47 PM

Best pic I could find. It's Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina's biggest athletics stadium. 23,500.

There's actually a bigger one at Duke, but they plan to lower the stands and remove the track.

April 29th, 2009, 12:06 AM	#63
jean1991 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Santo Domingo D.N. Posts: 4,132 Likes (Received): 0	Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ Santo Domingo, D.N. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII República Dominicana

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Nikom Avoid the Noid Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lisbon Posts: 3,006 Likes (Received): 8	City of Coimbra Stadium - 30,000 image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Jamor Stadium, Lisbon - 32,000 image hosted on flickr __________________ Lisbon Projetcs Portuguese Forum myFlickr

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April 28th, 2009, 08:57 PM	#61
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parcdesprinces Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Auteuil \| 82 \| Monaco Posts: 7,378 Likes (Received): 439	nope... Oita' first tiers are "temporary", in Paris they aren't : image hosted on flickr Wembley seats aren't movable but they can use a temporary platform with the running track, installed over the first tiers (this system is usable in almost all stadiums, but implies a reduction of the capacity).

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peezet Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: B.o.Z. Posts: 179 Likes (Received): 0	The only IAAF Grand-Prix in the Netherlands is held in the FBK-stadium in Hengelo. source: http://www.luchtfoto-multiflight.com more info: http://www.fbk-games.nl

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Bobby3 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,116 Likes (Received): 1	Best pic I could find. It's Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina's biggest athletics stadium. 23,500. There's actually a bigger one at Duke, but they plan to lower the stands and remove the track.