Söğütlü Athletics Stadium | |
Fullname: | Söğütlü Atletizm Sahası |
Location: | Söğütlü, Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, Turkey |
Built: | 2007 |
Opened: | 2007 |
Renovated: | 2011 |
Surface: | grass |
Capacity: | 7,200 |
Tenants: | 2007 Black Sea Games 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival |
Söğütlü Athletics Stadium (Turkish: Söğütlü Atletizm Sahası) is a sports venue for athletics competitions in track and field located in Trabzon, Turkey.
It was built 2007 at Söğütlü neighborhood of Akçaabat town in Trabzon Province as a stadium with movable seating to host the 1st Black Sea Games. In 2011, the venue's stands were replaced by concrete ones with a seating capacity of 7,200, and floodlights were installed for the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.[1] It is situated 2km (01miles) east of Akçaabat and 11km (07miles) west of Trabzon at the Black Sea coastal highway .
The stadium has two eight-lane tracks, one for warm-up activities. There are also two training halls, a fitness center and rooms for health care, doping test and press.[1]