Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
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Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium is a new multi-purpose stadium
in Kuala Terengganu
, Malaysia, which was constructed by South Korean construction firm. It was used mostly for football
matches. The stadium holds 50,000 people. It is the biggest stadium in the East Coast region of Peninsular Malaysia. The stadium was built to host the 2008 Sukma Games
. and was opened in 2008.
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Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu
-Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river...
, Malaysia, which was constructed by South Korean construction firm. It was used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches. The stadium holds 50,000 people. It is the biggest stadium in the East Coast region of Peninsular Malaysia. The stadium was built to host the 2008 Sukma Games
Sukma Games
Sukma Games is a sporting event in Malaysia held once every two years. Sukma is an acronym for Sukan Malaysia; literally Malaysian Games. The first Games was held in 1986 in Kuala Lumpur...
. and was opened in 2008.
Collapse of the roof
On June 2, 2009, a major part of the roof construction collapsed under normal weather conditions, including the section above the royal box. It was only a year after officially opened. The major cause for the collapse of the roof was identified to be the failure of design and the materials used. There were also reports of sporadic loud bangs and structure damage prior to the collapse. One of the structural repair job on the roof was scheduled on the day of the collapse itself, along with some electrical repair works being carried out on other part of the stadium. As of June 2010, the cleaning work and relocation of the collapsed roof were not finished.External links =