Söğütlü Athletics Stadium Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Söğütlü Atletizm Sahası yarışlara açıldı . Trabzon 2011 . Turkish . 2011-07-29 .