New Laos National Stadium
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New Laos National Stadium is a new multi-use state-of-the-art stadium
in Vientiane
, Laos
, that is newly built. It was used mostly for football matches as well as athletics events and will be used to host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
. The stadium will have a capacity of 18,000 people. Upon completion, it will be replace the current Laos National Stadium
. The Laos National Sports Complex is located about 16 km from the centre of Vientiane City and comprises a 18,000-seat main stadium, a 2,000 seating capacity indoor aquatics complex, with an outdoor warm-up pool, a tennis centre consisting of 2,000 seating capacity centre court plus six other tennis courts, two indoor stadiums each with a seating capacity of 3,000 and an indoor shooting range with 50 seats.
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 Vientiane
Vientiane
-Geography:Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.-Climate:Vientiane features a tropical wet and dry climate with a distinct monsoon season and a dry season. Vientiane’s dry season spans from November through March. April marks the...
, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
, that is newly built. It was used mostly for football matches as well as athletics events and will be used to host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
2009 Southeast Asian Games
The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.This was the first time Laos had held the Southeast Asian Games...
. The stadium will have a capacity of 18,000 people. Upon completion, it will be replace the current Laos National Stadium
Laos National Stadium
Laos National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Vientiane, Laos. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000. The National Stadium is located at the intersection of Khounboulom and Le Ky Huong streets in central Vientiane, less than 1 km northwest of the...
. The Laos National Sports Complex is located about 16 km from the centre of Vientiane City and comprises a 18,000-seat main stadium, a 2,000 seating capacity indoor aquatics complex, with an outdoor warm-up pool, a tennis centre consisting of 2,000 seating capacity centre court plus six other tennis courts, two indoor stadiums each with a seating capacity of 3,000 and an indoor shooting range with 50 seats.
External links
- http://25thseagames.blogspot.com/2009/10/photostream-of-sea-games-stadium.html
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/laostadium/ Photo gallery of New Laos National Stadium