Speedway Žarnovica is a motorcycle speedway stadium and team in the centre of Žarnovica. The stadium is located off the Bystrická, just south of the tributary, which runs though the centre of the town connected to the Hron.[1] The speedway is organised by the Speedway Club Žarnovica.[2]
| Location | Bystrická 37, 966 81 Žarnovica, Slovakia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 48°28′52″N 18°43′23″E / 48.48111°N 18.72306°E |
| Opened | 1953 |
History
editThe stadium opened in 1953 and even when the country was part of Czechoslovakia, it hosted important motorcycle speedway events, including multiple qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship, starting in 1979[3][4] and a qualifying round of the Speedway World Team Cup in 1986.[5]
The first motorcycle sport World Championship event as an independent nation was held at the track in 1994.[2]
The stadium continues to hold major international speedway events[6] which have included rounds of the Individual Speedway European Championship, finals of the European Under-19 Individual Speedway Championship and the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification series.
In 2019, the stadium's team called Speedway Club Interteam Žarnovica (due to sponsorship purposes) won the bronze medal in the Czech Republic Team Speedway Championship (there is no Slovakian league).[7]
References
edit- ^ "ZARNOVICA - Slovakia". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Home Page". Speedway Club Žarnovica. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Speedway World Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Individual Speedway European Championship Challenge in Zarnovica (Slovakia)" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Czech Republic Team Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 24 March 2024.