The Svítkov Stadium () is a 10,000-capacity speedway stadium in the Svítkov area of

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

, Czech Republic. The stadium is located in the west of Svítkov, which itself is located on the western outskirts of the city. The speedway track has a circumference of 400 metres and is home to the speedway team

AMK Zlatá Přilba Pardubice Automotoklub Zlatá Přilba Pardubice is a Czech motorcycle speedway team based in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The club take its name Zlatá Přilba after the prestigious competition known as the Golden Helmet of Pardubice. History The team r ...

History

The stadium was built in 1953 and 1954. Since 1964, the stadium has hosted the prestigious

Golden Helmet of Pardubice The Golden Helmet of Pardubice (Czech: Zlatá přilba) is a motorcycle speedway competition hosted annually in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. It is the oldest motorcycle speedway race in Europe and is considered prestigious. History The race w ...

. It moved to Svítkov after previously being held at the Velká pardubická from 1929 to 1963. The wide bends of the track allow six riders to compete in the competition. In addition to the Golden Helmet competition, the stadium has hosted significant major world championship events such as 1987 Speedway World Pairs Championship, the

1990 Speedway World Team Cup The 1990 Speedway World Team Cup was the 31st edition of the FIM Speedway World Team Cup to determine the team world champions. The final was staged at Svítkov Stadion, Pardubice, Czechoslovakia and the United States won their second title. ...

final and the

1993 Speedway Under-21 World Championship The 1993 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 17th edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships. The final was won by Joe Screen of England after he defeated Mikael Karlsson in a run-off for the title. Wor ...

and 2008 Speedway Under-21 World Championship finals. Since 2009, the stadium has continued to host major events including finals of the

Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship The Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship is a speedway competition to determine the World Championship for national Under-21 teams (the sport's equivalent of the Under-21 World Cup in football). As of 2022, the event has been known as th ...

and the

Speedway Under-21 World Championship The Speedway Under-21 World Championship is an annual Motorcycle speedway, speedway event held each year organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) since 1977. As of 2022, the title ...

. In 2022 and 2023, the

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final was held on the track. The stadium will host the final of the Speedway Grand Prix Challenge on 4 October 2024.

References

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