Konya Velodrome (Turkish: Konya Velodromu) is an indoor velodrome or track cycling venue in Konya, Turkery. It is the country's first and the only modern velodrome.
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| Location | Karahüyük Mah., Meram, Konya, Turkey |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′10.4″N 32°24′01.4″E / 37.819556°N 32.400389°E |
| Owner | Metropolitan Municipality of Konya |
| Capacity | 2,275 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2021 |
| Opened | 2022 |
The velodrome is located inside the Nation's Park (Turkish: Millet bahçesi) in the Karahüyük neighborhood of Meram district of Konya, and is owned by the Metropolitan Municaplity in Konya.[1] Its track is 250 m (820 ft) long, 8.5 m (28 ft) wide and has a banking of 45.5°.[2] It has a seating capacity of 2,275.[1] The velodrome is able is able to host international events.[3]
Projected in 2019,[3] the construction began with ground breaking in the beginning of 2021.[4] The venue was opened on 5 August 2022 hosting the cycling events of the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya.[2] It is Turkey's the first an only velodrome. meeting the modern standards.[4]
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Konya Velodromu" (in Turkish). Konya 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Konya Veledrom'da ilk resmi yarışlar yapıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Konya to become Turkey's cycling center with first velodrome". Daily Sabah. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Türkiye'nin ilk olimpik veledromu Konya'da açılacak". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.