Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion (ˈfɑni ˈblɑŋkərs ˈkun ˌstaːdijɔn) is a multi-use stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Hengelo

Hengelo

Hengelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the International Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.-Traffic and transport:...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. It is currently used mostly for athletics meets, especially the annual Fanny Blankers-Koen Games

Fanny Blankers-Koen Games

The FBK Games is an annual track and field event at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion in Hengelo, Netherlands as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1981...

. It holds 15,200 people and is named after the Dutch athlete, Fanny Blankers-Koen

Fanny Blankers-Koen

Francina "Fanny" Elsje Blankers-Koen was a Dutch athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She accomplished this as a 30 year old mother of two, during a time when many disregarded women's athletics...

. The stadium was originally known as Stadion Veldwijk (ˈstaːdiˌjɔn ˈvɛɫtˌʋɛi̯k), but changed to its current name in 1981.

External links

FBK Games website

• Stadium information