Arena Pruszków Explained

Arena Pruszków
Fullname:BGŻ BNP Paribas Arena
Location:Pruszków, Poland
Coordinates:52.1636°N 20.8219°W
Broke Ground:2003
Built:2003-2008
Opened:2008
Owner:Polish Cycling Federation
Operator:Arena Pruszków Sp. z.o.o.
Surface:Siberian pine
Architect:Wojciech Zabłocki
Main Contractors:Mostostal Puławy
Capacity:1800
Dimensions:250m track length
Tenants:Poland national track cycling teams

The Arena Pruszków, known until 2017 as BGŻ BNP Paribas Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a velodrome in Pruszków, Poland. Opened in 2008 as Poland's first indoor velodrome, it hosted the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It also hosted the 2008 European Track Championships at under-23 and junior level and the 2010 European Track Championships at elite level.

The track is long and made of Siberian Pine. It has seats for 1800 people with the capacity to install 1500 more seats. The BGŻ Arena is also home of the Polish Cycling Federation.

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