Bigi Wey Sports Center Explained

Bigi Wey Sports Center
Nickname:Brokopondo Stadion
Fullname:Bigi Wey Sports Center
Location:Brownsweg
Brokopondo
Suriname
Type:Sports venue
Built:2010
Opened:2012/2013
Surface:Grass
Cost:$625,000
Capacity:1300[1]
Field Shape:rectangle
Tenants:ACoconut (2012–)
Tahitie (2012–)
Coordinates:5.0118°N -55.1686°W

Bigi Wey Sports Center is a sports venue located in Brokopondo District, Suriname. It hosted a knockout tournament marking the 150th-anniversary of Suriname's emancipation day.

In 2009, the Ilonka Elmont Foundation conducted a research into sports venues, sports needs and sports participation in Brownsweg. They inferred that Brownsweg needed a sports venue and planned to make one. The construction was a joint project of Rosabel Goldmines, the Ilonka Elmont Foundation and the KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Federation).[2]

Construction

Constructed in 2010,[2] it was officially opened with a ceremony in 2012.[3] Unsuitable weather forced the inspection of the field to be rescheduled.[3]

The construction cost amounted to over 625,000 dollars in total.[2]

Facilities

The complex contains a field with floodlights for competitive games, a cafeteria, a first aid room, storage space, two restrooms and a parking lot.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bigi Wey Sportcentrum - Soccerway. uk.soccerway.com.
  2. Web site: Starnieuws - Modern stadion voor Brokopondo en Sipaliwini. www.starnieuws.com.
  3. Web site: Bigi Wey Sportcentrum officieel van gemeenschap Brokopondo. Dagblad Suriname.
  4. Web site: Bigi Wey Sportcentrum, een maatschappelijke en sportieve boost voor Brokopondo - Nieuws-Suriname - Live nieuws en radio stream uit Suriname!. www.nieuws-suriname.nl.