Stadiums in the World
Static GK is the inevitable and the maximum score fetching section of all competitive exams, may it be Government, banking, Railways or SSC. The section can be a cakewalk if you keep yourself updates at all times. Nowadays, stadiums and the place they belong to are often seen in exams like SBI Clerk, SBI PO, SSC CPO, SSC CGL, RPF etc. In this article we are providing you with a list of Stadiums in the world along with the city and country they belong to.
Important Stadiums in the World
Be it soccer, tennis or sumo wrestling, a good stadium is what pulls the crowd. Go through the list of Stadiums in the world along with their city and country.
Name Location/City Country Century Lotus Stadium Foshan China Rungnado May Day Stadium Pyongyang North Korea AAMI Park Melbourne Australia Camp Nou Barcelona Spain National Swimming Center Beijing China Sapporo Dome Sapporo Japan Estádio do Maracanã Rio de Janeiro Brazil Wembley Stadium London England Olympic Stadium Montreal Canada Kaohsiung National Stadium Zuoying District Taiwan Beijing National Stadium Beijing China Al Khalifa Sports Complex Doha Qatar
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Allianz-Arena Munich Germany Riverbank Arenas London England Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Center Sydney Australia Eden Gardens Kolkata India Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Australia Madison Square Garden New York City USA Arthur Ashe Stadium New York City USA O2 Arena London England Wimbledon Center Court London England Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi Russia FNB Stadium Johannesburg South Africa Stade Roland Garros Paris France National Hockey Stadium Lahore Pakistan
Interesting Facts about Stadiums in the World
1. Fisht Olympic Stadium was originally constructed for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, but has been converted into a football stadium for the 2018 World Cup. 2. Eden Gardens also known as the "Mecca of Indian cricket" is India's largest and oldest cricket stadium. The first cricket (Test) match was held in January, 1934 between India and England. 3. Madison Square Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena and is often called “MSG” or simply “The Garden”. It is used not just for professional basketball and ice hockey but other sports such as well as boxing, ice shows, concerts, professional wrestling circuses, and other forms of entertainment. 4. Rungnado May Day Stadium, North Korea is the world’s largest stadium having a seating capacity of 150,000 and a total floor space of over 2.2 million square feet.
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5. Al Khalifa Sports complex, Qatar is used for a range of sports, and will be one of the stadiums used for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 6. Wimbledon Centre Court is considered to be world’s most famous grass surface tennis court. It is the main court at Wimbledon Championship, the third annual Grand Slam of tennis calendar. 7. Stade Rolland Garros is a tennis venue that hosts the French Open and has a clay surface. 8. Spread over 95,000 sq meters, Hockey Anlage, Munich, Germany had hosted the field hockey match Summer Olympics during 1972. 9. The Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia, is the world's biggest cricket stadium and has a capacity of 1, 00,024 viewers. The first cricket test Match was played between 15th to 19th March, 1877. 10. The National Swimming Center, Beijing hosted the swimming competitions of 2008 Summer Olympics. Swimmers broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics. 11. Camp Nou found in Barcelona, Spain is the second largest football stadium in the world. 12. The National Hockey Stadium located in Lahore, Pakistan is the biggest field hockey stadium in the world. It is also known as Gadaffi Hockey Stadium and has a capacity of 45,000 spectators. It hosted the 1990 Hockey World Cup Final, where the hosts were defeated 3–1 by the Netherlands.
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