Gdańsk Athletics and Rugby Stadium
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| Full name | Gdański Stadion Lekkoatletyczny i Rugby |
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| Former names | Gdańskiego Ośrodka Kultury Fizycznej (GOFK Stadion) (Gdańsk Physical Culture Center) |
| Location | Gdańsk, Poland |
| Owner | Gdańsk Sports Center |
| Capacity | 936 |
| Field size | 102 x 64 m (112 x 70 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2015–16 |
| Tenants | |
| KL Lechia Gdańsk RC Lechia Gdańsk (2012–) Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk (2012–) AP Orlen Gdańsk (2015–) | |
Gdańsk Athletics and Rugby Stadium (Polish: Gdański Stadion Lekkoatletyczny i Rugby) is a rugby and athletics stadium in Gdańsk, Poland. Formerly known as the Gdańsk Physical Culture Center (Polish: Gdańskiego Ośrodka Kultury Fizycznej) it was often abbreviated to and known as the GOKF Stadion until the stadiums renovation in 2016.[1][2] The stadium is run by the Gdańsk Sports Center (Polish: Gdański Ośrodek Sportu) and is currently used by RC Lechia Gdańsk[3] and AP Orlen Gdańsk[4] for their home games, and Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk for their training sessions.
Facilities
[edit]The renovation during 2015–16 cost a total of PLN 12 million. The facilities after the renovation were; a sports field with a natural grass surface with the dimensions of 64x102m to be used as a rugby and football pitch with modern sports lighting, an eight lane 400m running track around the pitch, a 100m and 110m section of straight track, areas for throwing events, athletic sports equipment in the sports arena (i.e. two shot put and two javelin areas, a water ditch, areas for discus and hammer throw, two high jump jumps, two pole vault jumps, and two triple jump and long jump sandpits), a professional timing system, scoreboard, a synthetic football pitch for training with the dimensions of 30x60m, stands with space for 924 spectators with space for 12 disabled viewers, and parking for 3 coaches, 64 cars, and space for vehicles of disabled viewers.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nowy Gdański Stadion Lekkoatletyczny i Rugby". sport.trojmiasto.pl.
- ^ "New Athletics Stadium in Gdańsk!". visitgdansk.com.
- ^ "Rugby. Trójmiejski klasyk ze szczególną tradycją". dziennikbaltycki.pl. 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Ściąga dla kibica Ekstraligi. Wszystko, co trzeba wiedzieć na starcie rozgrywek". sport.tvp.pl. 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Kompleks Sportowy Grunwaldzka 244". sportgdansk.pl. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-08-30.