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]
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]
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]