The Markéta Stadium (Czech: Plochodrážní stadion Markéta) is a 10,000-capacity multi-use stadium on U Vojtěšky in Břevnov, Prague, Czech Republic.[1] The stadium hosts motorcycle speedway[2] and has been the home of the Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic since 1997.[3] The speedway track has a circumference of 353 metres (386 yards).
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| Location | U Vojtěšky 11, Břevnov, Prague, Czech Republic, 162 00 |
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| Coordinates | 50°05′01″N 14°21′02″E / 50.08361°N 14.35056°E |
| Owner | Olymp Centrum Sportu Ministerstva Vnitra |
| Operator | Olymp Centrum Sportu Ministerstva Vnitra |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Field size | 353 metres |
| Field shape | oval |
| Opened | 1930s |
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| AK Markéta Praha Motorcycle speedway | |
The stadium opened during the 1930s as an athletics ground and is home to the athletics club PSK Olymp Praha and the Prague speedway team AK Markéta Praha.[4] Since 1959, it has been hosting international speedway events and on an annual basis it also holds the Luboš Tomíček Memorial, named after the rider Luboš Tomíček Sr.[3]
In 2022, the stadium was selected as the first ever venue for 2022 SGP2.[4] In 2023, the stadium hosted rugby matches during the 2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships.
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edit- ^ "Markéta Speedway (Plochodrážní stadion Markéta)". The Official Tourist Website for Prague. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Prague - Marketa Stadium". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Auto Klub Marketa". Speedway-prague.cz. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b "PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC". FIM. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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