Bigi Wey Sports Center is a sports venue located in Brokopondo District, Suriname. It hosted a knockout tournament marking the 150th-anniversary of Suriname's emancipation day.[3]
Brokopondo Stadion | |
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| Full name | Bigi Wey Sports Center |
|---|---|
| Location | Brownsweg Brokopondo Suriname |
| Coordinates | 5°00′42″N 55°10′07″W / 5.01176°N 55.16860°W |
| Type | Sports venue |
| Capacity | 1300[2] |
| Field shape | rectangle |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2010 |
| Opened | 2012/2013[1] |
| Construction cost | $625,000 |
| Tenants | |
| ACoconut (2012–) Tahitie (2012–) | |
In 2009, the Ilonka Elmont Foundation conducted a research into sports venues, sports needs and sports participation in Brownsweg. They inferred that Brownsweg needed a sports venue and planned to make one.[3] The construction was a joint project of Rosabel Goldmines, the Ilonka Elmont Foundation and the KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Federation).[4]
Construction
editConstructed in 2010,[4] it was officially opened with a ceremony in 2012.[1] Unsuitable weather forced the inspection of the field to be rescheduled.[1]
The construction cost amounted to over 625,000 dollars in total.[4]
Facilities
editThe complex contains a field with floodlights for competitive games, a cafeteria, a first aid room, storage space, two restrooms and a parking lot.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Bigi Wey Sportcentrum officieel van gemeenschap Brokopondo". Dagblad Suriname.
- ^ "Bigi Wey Sportcentrum - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b c "Bigi Wey Sportcentrum, een maatschappelijke en sportieve boost voor Brokopondo - Nieuws-Suriname - Live nieuws en radio stream uit Suriname!". www.nieuws-suriname.nl.
- ^ a b c "Starnieuws - Modern stadion voor Brokopondo en Sipaliwini". www.starnieuws.com.