Konya 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 |
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.
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]
See also
[edit]References
[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.