The Národný atletický štadión (National athletics stadium) is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

in Banská Bystrica,

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. It is currently used mostly for

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and football matches and the home ground of MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica. The stadium has a seating capacity of 7,030.

History

Construction of this centrally-located stadium in Banská Bystrica (part Štiavničky) was launched in 1957 and lasted two years. Opened was 22 August 1959 with capacity of almost 15.000 spectators. Motorcycle speedway was held around the football pitch on the site from 1959 to 1966 and hosted a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship in 1959 and 1960.

2018-2021 reconstruction

In 2018 began reconstruction of the stadium to meet IIAF and

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3 stars criteria. Original capacity was decreased to 7,381 spectators (all-seated). The estimated cost of €14.1 million was paid by Slovak government. The stadium is owned by Ministry of Defence Slovak Republic.

EYOF 2022

Národný atletický štadión hosted

at the

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, from 25 to 30 July 2022.

References

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