Sports facility
Sports facility is a collective term for all buildings and facilities that are used to practice one or more sports . In addition to facilities for sporting activities, sports facilities usually also include stands for spectators .
The oldest sports facilities date back to ancient Greece , such as the stadium of Olympia , Greece , where from 776 BC. Chr. To 393 n. Chr. Every four years the Olympic Games of antiquity were held.
The most famous sports venues of the Roman Empire are the Circus Maximus in Rome , where chariot races and gladiator fights were held, and the Colosseum in Rome, where gladiators also competed against each other.
Today there are a large number of different sports facilities, the spectrum ranges from simple gyms to swimming pools (outdoor and indoor pools), ice rinks and sports fields to huge football stadiums and event halls that can accommodate over 100,000 spectators .
Many larger sports facilities are used today not only for sporting events, but also often for concerts , trade fairs and the like.
Some well-known sports venues
- the Olympic Stadium in Munich (capacity: 66,000 seats)
- the Olympic Stadium in Berlin (76,000 seats)
- the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund (83,000 seats)
- the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester (68,000 seats)
- the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid
- the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , in 1950, about 200,000 spectators the last game of the World Cup pursued
- the downhill run on the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel , Austria
See also
Web links
- IAKS , International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities eV