The Philippidès Stadium is the main

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

stadium of the City of

Montpellier, France Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people li ...

. It belongs to the

University of Montpellier The University of Montpellier (french: Université de Montpellier) is a public university, public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest univ ...

and is primarily used as a place of education for the UFR STAPS. The management of the stadium is done, by convention, (under the form of AOT), to the university for educational use during week days and then by the city of Montpellier for nights and weekends, during which the town organises maintenance, caretaking, the opening of athletic clubs, and also access to the public.

Description

Inaugurated in 1988 to equip the UFR STAPS and the CREPS Montpellier with an infrastructure for athletics and has a Grandstand of 1,200 places.Stade d'Athlétisme Philippides, sur ''montpellier.fr''
Ville de Montpellier (accessed 11 September 2012) Its playground consists of a central grassed area of surrounded by a

Athletics track An all-weather running track is a rubberized, artificial running surface for track and field athletics. It provides a consistent surface for competitors to test their athletic ability unencumbered by adverse weather conditions. Historically, v ...

with eight lanes. The Philippidès stadium is equipped to hold international events and has already hosted several, such as the Montpellier Marathon and the university championships of France. It has also served as a training base for many athletes preparing for national and European competitions. Even globally-ranked athletes (sprinters of the team of France) have used the facility. It is also used as the permanent training center for combined sporting events. At the end of 2011 and into early 2012, the track was completely renovated (the surface was renovated, the corridors were added, the practice area for javelin and long jump was increased) and a flexible jogging track of 550 meters was added.Une nouvelle piste qui donne des ambitions
sur ''20minutes.fr'', 20 minutes (accessed 11 September 2012)

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The Philippidès Stadium, the Mecca of athletics in Montpellier
{{DEFAULTSORT:Philippides Stadium Athletics (track and field) venues in France Sports venues in Montpellier Buildings and structures in Montpellier Sports venues completed in 1988