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Söğütlü Athletics Stadium

Coordinates: 41°00′59″N 39°35′50″E / 41.01650°N 39.59732°E / 41.01650; 39.59732
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Söğütlü Athletics Stadium
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Full nameSöğütlü Atletizm Sahası
LocationSöğütlü, Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, Turkey
Coordinates41°00′59″N 39°35′50″E / 41.01650°N 39.59732°E / 41.01650; 39.59732
Capacity7,200
Surfacegrass
Construction
Built2007
Opened2007
Renovated2011
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 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Akçaabat and 11 km (6.8 mi) west of Trabzon at the Black Sea coastal highway D.010.

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Söğütlü Atletizm Sahası yarışlara açıldı" (in Turkish). Trabzon 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-29.