Overview of the age of some well-known sports facilities in the Czech Republic

Source
Petr Satrapa
Publisher
ČTK
14.06.2006 10:15
Czech Republic

Prague

150 years - Racetrack in Pardubice - The first steeplechase at the site of today's racetrack took place on October 7, 1856, and the first edition of the Velká pardubická steeplechase was held in 1874.

101 years - Golf Club Mariánské Lázně Course - The oldest golf course in the Czech Republic opened on August 21, 1905.

100 years - Velká Chuchle Racetrack (Prague) - The first races took place here on September 28, 1906.

85 years - Toyota Arena (Prague) - The football stadium (wooden stands) of Sparta Prague was built in 1921; the foundation stone for the new stadium near the Letná waterworks was laid in 1914, with the first matches held on the field that same year; in 1994, a complete reconstruction took place.

80 years - (Grand) Strahov Stadium (Prague) - Built between 1925 and 1926 for Sokol gatherings; originally, it accommodated 133,000 spectators, with capacity eventually increasing to 200,000, making it the largest stadium in the world.

76 years - Masaryk Circuit (Brno) - Originally a "natural" circuit, known primarily as the regular venue for one of the motorcycle road racing world championships, it hosted its first automobile competition on September 28, 1930; it is now raced on a new special circuit from 1987.

75 years - Štvanice Ice Stadium (Prague) - The Štvanice stadium was officially opened to the public on November 6, 1932. The first match on artificial ice in what was then Czechoslovakia took place on January 17, 1931, at the construction site of the stadium.

71 years - Evžen Rošický Stadium (Prague) - An athletic and football stadium; it opened in 1935 with the finals of the Central European Cup between AC Sparta and Ferencváros Budapest; after 1970, it was reconstructed for the needs of the 1978 European Athletics Championships.

47 years - Stadium Na Bazalech (Ostrava) - The stadium for Baník Ostrava footballers was built in 1959, after the original pitch at the Old Shooting Range was no longer in use.

44 years - T-Mobile Arena (Prague) - The former Sports Hall, where the Sparta hockey team plays their matches and where several World Championship tournaments took place, was opened in 1962.

41 years - Podolí Swimming Stadium (Prague) - The stadium commenced operation with large international Spartakiad swimming competitions from June 24 to 27, 1965, and opened to the public on June 28, 1965.

26 years - Ski Jumping Hill in Harrachov (Semily) - The hill is part of a large ski resort, completed in 1980; it has also hosted three World Championships in ski flying.

23 years - Autodrom Most - The autocross track began construction in 1978 at the site of the former Vrbenský surface mine and was completed in 1983.

20 years - ČEZ Arena (Ostrava-Vítkovice) - This multipurpose hall (former Palace of Culture and Sports) was opened in 1986.
- ČEZ Colosseum (Prague) - The tennis stadium on Štvanice island was completed on June 16, 1986.
- Račice Sports Centre (Litoměřice) - The rowing course in Račice, which also hosted World Championships, was created on the site of a former sandpit and was completed in 1986.

2 years - Sazka Arena (Prague) - The multipurpose hall was built for the 2004 Ice Hockey World Championship; completed in February 2004. The hall is, among other things, the home ground for HC Slavia.

1 year - Tipsport Arena (Liberec) - A multifunctional hall where the Bílí Tygři Liberec hockey team plays its matches, opened last autumn; the complex includes several other sports facilities.
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