Athletics At The 1998 Asian Games – Men's Long Jump
The men's long jump competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 14 and 15 December at the Thammasat Stadium. Schedule All times are Indochina Time ( UTC+07:00) Results ;Legend *NM — No mark Qualification * Qualification: Qualifying performance 7.60 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Final References External linksResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games - Men's long jump Men's long jump 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Thammasat Stadium
Thammasat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Rangsit, Pathum Thani, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000. It is on Thammasat University's Rangsit campus. It is located close to Bangkok. History It was built for the 1998 Asian Games by construction firm Christiani and Nielsen, the same company that constructed the Democracy Monument in Bangkok. Its appearance is that of a scaled down version of Rajamangala Stadium. The tribunes form a continuous ring which are quite low behind each goal but rise up on each side. Unlike Rajamangala though, Thammasat has a roof covering both side tribunes. Most striking about this stadium are the floodlights. Thai architects usually favour concrete pylons but these are the steel variety. As viewed from the exterior of the stadium the base of each pylon seems to grip the outside of the stadium and they dramatically lean over the tribunes so as to better illuminate the playing area. Th ...
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