The Sports Ground ( uk, Спортивне поле: russian: Спортивное поле) in

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was the first permanent sports stadium in the

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. It was opened on 12 August 1912, and used during the First All-Russian (Imperial) Olympiad in 1913. It was located in the old historic area of

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() of Kyiv. The Sports Ground was destroyed during World War I.

First All-Russian Olympiad

One of the most prominent events in Kyiv at that time was the First All-Russian (Imperial) Olympics. Held in 1913 and dedicated to the opening of the All-Russian industrial exhibition celebrating 300 years of the rule of

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family. A stadium was built in Kyiv especially for the competitions – with race-tracks, a cycle-track as well as stands for 5,000 seats. The program of the Olympiad included such sports as track and field,

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, weight-lifting,

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, swimming, gymnastics,

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and

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along the Kyiv –

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– Kyiv route.'Sport'
at site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Notes

Literature

* Перший стадіон в Києві // ''Старт''.—1987.—No. 8. * Рибаков М.О. ''Невідомі та маловідомі сторінки історії Києва'' — К.: Кий, 1997. . * "''Дзеркало тижня''". — 2003.—30 серпня - 5 вересня. * ''Київ. Історична енциклопедія. З найдавніших часів до 1917 року''

— photos.

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