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The Anatoly Stepanov Stadium is a 15,000-capacity Motorcycle speedway and
Ice speedway
Ice speedway is a developed form of motorcycle speedway racing, featuring racing on frozen surfaces. The sport uses bikes enhanced for the terrain. Participants can compete at international level.
Outline
The bikes race counterclockwise aro ...
in Tolyatti
Tolyatti ( rus, Толья́тти, p=tɐlʲˈjætʲ(ː)ɪ), also known as Togliatti, formerly known as Stavropol (1737–1964), is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is the largest city in Russia which does not serve as the administrative center ...
, Russia.
History
The stadium opened in 1963 and is the home of the Russian speedway team called the Mega Lada Togliatti. In 2019, the stadium hosted the2019 Speedway of Nations
The 2019 Speedway of Nations was the second FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two race-off events and a two-legged final. The event was won by Russia for the second consecutive year. They beat Poland in the Grand Final with Au ...
(the World Cup of speedway). In 2021, the stadium hosted the Speedway World Championship round known as the Speedway Grand Prix of Russia
The Speedway Grand Prix of Russia is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series. It was introduced in 2021 Speedway Grand Prix. The first staging was planned for 28 August 2021 at the Anatoly Stepanov Stadium in Tolyatti.
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in 2021 and was due to be a regular venue until the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...
. The speedway track has a circumference of 353 metres.
Name
The stadium is named after the deputy of the Duma of Samara Oblast and president of the sports club Mega-Lada Anatoly Alexeyevich Stepanov, who was murdered in 2009.
See also
*Speedway Grand Prix of Russia
The Speedway Grand Prix of Russia is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series. It was introduced in 2021 Speedway Grand Prix. The first staging was planned for 28 August 2021 at the Anatoly Stepanov Stadium in Tolyatti.
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References
Sport in Tolyatti Buildings and structures in Tolyatti Sports venues completed in 1963 {{motorcycle-speedway-stub