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Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval

Coordinates: 42°53′40″N 143°08′25″E / 42.8945°N 143.1403°E / 42.8945; 143.1403
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Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval
Obihiro Forest Speed Skating Oval
Outside the oval
Map
LocationObihiro, Japan
Coordinates42°53′40″N 143°08′25″E / 42.8945°N 143.1403°E / 42.8945; 143.1403
Opened2009

The Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval, also known as the Obihiro Forest Speed Skating Oval, is an indoor track for speed skating in the city of Obihiro on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. The hall was opened in September 2009 as the second indoor track in Japan, after M-Wave in Nagano.

The course measures 79 metres (259 ft) and is built on the same site as the old artificial track from 1986, the Obihiro No Mori Skating Centre.[1]

Competitions

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The venue has hosted multiple international speed skating competitions.

References

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  1. ^ Speed Skating News.
  2. ^ "Venues". www.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo 2017 Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.