For the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...

, a total of twenty-eight sports venues were used. The first venue used for the Games was built in 1923. With the creation of the Spartakiad

Spartakiad

Spartakiad initially was the name of an international sports event that the Soviet Union attempted to use to both oppose and supplement the Olympics...

 in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

 in 1928, more venues were constructed. Central Lenin Stadium Grand Arena was built in 1956 for that year's versions of the Spartkiad. A plan in 1971 to construct more sports venues by 1990 was initiated, but accelerated in 1974 when Moscow was awarded the 1980 Games. The new venues to be used for the Games were completed in 1979. During the Games themselves at the permamnent road cycling venue, the first ever constructed, the largest margin of victory was recorded in the individual road race cycling event since 1928. The Grand Arena hosted the football final that was played in a rainstorm for the third straight Olympics. After the 1991 break of the Soviet Union, the venues in Kiev, Minsk, and Tallinn would be located in Ukraine, Belarus, and Estonia, respectively. Luzhniki Stadium, formerly Grand Arena, continues to be used, and it was affected by the Luzhniki disaster in 1982. The stadium will serve as host to the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2013. Another venue, the Moscow Canoeing and Rowing Basin, will serve as host to the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2014. In December 2010, Russia was awarded the 2018 FIFA World Cup with Luzhniki Stadium and Dynamo Stadium proposed as venues for those events.

Central Lenin Stadium Area

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
Druzhba Multipurpose Arena Druzhba Multipurpose Arena The Druzhba Multipurpose Arena is an indoor arena in Moscow, Russia, part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. It was built in 1979, and the first competition held there was the finals of the 7th USSR Summer Spartakiad...	Volleyball Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team. It was held at the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium and at the Druzhba Multi-Purpose Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, both located at Luzhniki...	3,900
Grand Arena Luzhniki Stadium The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...	Athletics Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal... , Equestrian Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 6 events. All of them, with the exception of the Individual Jumping Grand Prix, were held in the Trade Unions Equestrian Centre, which is situated in the Bitsa forest park...  (jumping individual), Football Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics thumb|right|Official Programme of the match [[USSR]] vs [[Venezuela]]The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested...  (final), Opening/closing ceremonies	78,360
Minor Arena Minor Arena The Minor Arena is an 8700-seat indoor arena that is part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia. The Arena was built in 1956 in the USSR. It hosted volleyball competitions during the 1980 Summer Olympics...	Volleyball (final)	8,700
Swimming Pool Olympic Pool, Moscow The Olympic Pool, formerly Swimming Pool of the Central Lenin Stadium is an aquatics center that is part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia. It was opened in 1957 and renovated in 1980. The 10,500-seat venue hosted water polo events at the 1980 Summer Olympics...	Water polo Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the swimming sport, other two parts were swimming and diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water Polo discipline consisted of one event: men's team.In the preliminary...	10,500
Sports Palace Luzhniki Palace of Sports Luzhniki Palace of Sports, formerly the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium, is a sports palace in Moscow, Russia, a part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Built in 1956, it originally had a spectator capacity of 13,700...	Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics At the 1980 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the Sports Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow from July 20 through 25th... , Judo Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics The Judo competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the first time that the medal count was not dominated by Japan, as the country joined the boycott of the games because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Medals were awarded to male judoka in eight competitions, seven weight classes and...	11,500
Streets of Moscow	Athletics (20 km/ 50 km walk, marathon)	Not listed.

Olympiysky Sports Complex

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
Indoor Stadium Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena) Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiyskiy or Olimpiski, is a large indoor arena, located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and hosted the basketball and boxing events. A part of the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex, it makes up one architectural ensemble with another...	Basketball Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and at the CSKA Sports Palace, both located in Moscow. Finals of both men's and women's events were held 30 July at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium....  (final), Boxing Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August...	16,500
Swimming Pool Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex The Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex is a covered swimming centre in Moscow, Russia. The venue, built for the 1980 Summer Olympics, makes up the Olimpiysky Sports Complex architectural ensemble together with the Olimpiysky Arena. During the Olympics, it hosted the swimming, diving,...	Diving Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex Swimming Pool, from 20 to 28 July , comprising 67 divers from 23 nations.-Medal summary:... , Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics The modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events : Individual competition and Team competition...  (swimming), Swimming Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimming as usual was one of the three Aquatics disciplines at the 1980 Summer Olympics--the other two being Water Polo and Diving. The swimming competition consisted of 26 events: 13 for men and 13 for women. It was held in the Swimming Pool of the Olimpiysky Sports Complex between July 20 and... , Water polo (final)	13,000

Northwestern Planning Zone

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
CSKA Athletics Fieldhouse CSKA Sports Complex The CSKA Sports Complex is an indoor arena that is part of CSKA Moscow in Russia. When it was part of the Soviet Union, the venue consisted of two fieldhouses which hosted competitions for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by twenty events . They were split into two disciplines : Freestyle and Greco-Roman...	8,500
CSKA Football Fieldhouse CSKA Sports Complex The CSKA Sports Complex is an indoor arena that is part of CSKA Moscow in Russia. When it was part of the Soviet Union, the venue consisted of two fieldhouses which hosted competitions for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...	Fencing Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events... , Modern pentathlon (fencing)	8,500
CSKA Palace of Sports CSKA Universal Sports Hall Alexander Gomelsky CSKA Universal Sports Hall, formerly known as CSKA Palace of Sports, is an indoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia...	Basketball	5,500
Dynamo Central Stadium, Grand Arena	Football	36,540
Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena Dynamo Minor Arena (Moscow) The Dynamo Minor Arena is a sports venue in Moscow, Russia that is located near neighboring Dynamo Stadium. Constructed in 1928, but renovated in 1979 in time for the 1980 Summer Olympics, it hosted the field hockey tournament.-Reference:...	Field hockey Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics Hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team event and women's team event. For the first time a women's Olympic Games hockey tournament was organized...	5,000
Dynamo Palace of Sports Dynamo Sports Palace Dvorec Sporta Dinamo is an indoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 5,000. It hosted the home games of MBC Dynamo Moscow until 2006. It was built during the preparations for the 1980 Summer Olympics, hosted by Moscow, USSR and was used as a venue of the...	Handball Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 2 events - a men's and a women's team competitions. They were held in two venues: in the Sokolniki Sports Palace and in the Dynamo Sports Palace at Khimki-Khovrino...	5,000
Krylatskoye Sports Complex Archery Field Krylatskoye Sports Complex Archery Field The Krylatskoye Sports Complex Archery Field is a sports venue located in Moscow, Russia. Located near the Canoeing and Rowing Basin, it hosted the archery competitions for the 1980 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 95–6....	Archery Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the archery range, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . The archery schedule began on 30 July and ended on 2 August. Two archery events were contested: men's individual and women's individual...	3,000
Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin Moscow Canoeing and Rowing Basin The Moscow Canoeing and Rowing Basin is a canoe sprint and rowing venue located in the Krylayskote Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia.Constructed in 1973, the venue hosted the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1980 Summer Olympics. It will be the host venue for the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World...	Canoeing Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held in the Man-made Basin, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . The canoeing schedule began on 30 July and ended on 2 August. 11 canoeing events were contested.... , Rowing Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events. It took place in the Man-made Basin, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . The rowing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 27 July....	21,600
Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit The Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit was a temporary cycling circuit constructed next to the velodrome used for the track cycling events for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The venue, long, hosted the individual road race cycling event at those same games.-Reference:* Volume 2. Part...	Cycling Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was split into two categories: Road and Track. 6 events were contested . All 4 events of the track cycling were held at the Velodrome of the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . 100 km team time trial event was held along the Moscow-Minsk highway...  (individual road race)	4,000
Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome The Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome is a velodrome constructed in Moscow, Russia. It hosted the track cycling events for the 1980 Summer Olympics.The track was 333.3 meters long and 10 meters wide.-Reference:* Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 97-101....	Cycling (track)	6,000
Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex The Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex is an equestrian venue located near the Bitsa Park in the South District of Moscow city, Russia...	Equestrian (all but jumping individual), Modern pentathlon (riding, running)	12,000 (jumping) 3,000 (dressage) 2,000 (indoor arena) 400 (eventing endurance)
Young Pioneers Stadium Young Pioneers Stadium The Young Pioneers Stadium was a sports complex in the Soviet Union, intended exclusively for children and youth training, the largest in Europe of this kind. It was located in Moscow...	Field hockey (final)	5,000

Eastern Planning Zone

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
Dynamo Shooting Range Dynamo Shooting Range The Dynamo Shooting Range is a firing range located in Mytishchi in the then Eastern Planning Zone of Moscow, Russia. Constructed in 1957 and renovated in 1979, it hosted the shooting and the shooting part of the modern pentathlon events for the 1980 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 2. Part 1....	Modern pentathlon (shooting), Shooting Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at the Dynamo Shooting Range in Mytishchi between July 20 and July 26. 7 events were contested. All events were mixed, i.e...	2,330
Izmailovo Sports Palace Izmailovo Sports Palace The Izmailovo Sports Palace is an indoor arena located in the Eastern Planning Zone in Moscow, Russia. It hosted the weightlifting competitions for the 1980 Summer Olympics.-Reference:* Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 112-4....	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by ten events , held between July 20 and July 30 at the Izmailovo Sports Palace, situated alongside the Izmailovo Park .-Medal table:...	5,000
Sokolniki Sports Palace Sokolniki Arena Sokolniki Arena or Sokolniki Sports Palace is an indoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia. It is located in the Sokolniki District of the city, a fifteen minute walk from Sokolniki metro station, right by Sokolniki Park. Initially it was an outdoor skating rink, roofed in 1973 during the...	Handball (final)	6,800

Football venues

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
Dynama Stadium (Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened... )	Football	41,040
Kirov Stadium Kirov Stadium Kirov Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was one of the largest stadiums anywhere in the world. The stadium was named after Sergey Kirov....  (Leningrad Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea... )	Football	72,000
Republican Stadium Olimpiysky National Sports Complex The Olympic National Sports Complex is a multi-use sports facility in Kiev, Ukraine, located on the slopes of city's central Cherepanov Hill, Pechersk Raion. The stadium is the premier sports venue of Ukraine and one of the world's largest...  (Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... )	Football	80,000

Other venues

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
Moscow-Minsk Highway M1 highway (Russia) The Russian route M1 is a major trunk road that runs from Moscow through Smolensk before reaching the border with Belarus. The length is . The highway runs south of Odintsovo, Kubinka, Mozhaysk, Gagarin, north of Vyazma, through Safonovo and Yartsevo...	Cycling (road team time trial)	1,800
Olympic Regatta in Tallinn Pirita River The Pirita River is a long river in northern Estonia that drains into the Gulf of Finland in Pirita, Tallinn. The basin area of Pirita is 799 km²....	Sailing Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....	Not listed

Before the Olympics

The oldest venue for the games was Republican Stadium in Kiev, which was constructed in 1923. Dymano Central Stadium's Grand Arena in Moscow was constructed in 1928 for the first Spartakiad

Spartakiad

Spartakiad initially was the name of an international sports event that the Soviet Union attempted to use to both oppose and supplement the Olympics...

. Young Pioneers Stadium was constructed between 1932 and 1934. For the 1956 Spartakiad, four venues were constructed, most notably Central Lenin Stadium Grand Arena (now Luzhniki Stadium) in 1956. The Canoeing and Rowing Basin was constructed in 1973 for the European Rowing Championships

European Rowing Championships

The European Rowing Championships is an international Rowing regatta organised by FISA .The first event was held in 1893 and as of 1962 was replaced by the World Rowing Championships, which then became an annual event from 1974...

. Moscow first bid for the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 in 1970 for the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

, losing out to Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

. Four years later, it beat out Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 for the 1980 Summer Games. One of the new venues constructed was the cycling circuit at the Krylatskoye Sports Ciruit that was the first permanent venue for road cycling. Plans to build some of the venues used for the 1980 Games were in place in 1971 with expected completion to be in 1990, a year before the fall of the Soviet Union. These were done in six different venues and the new venues were completed by 1979.

During the Olympics

The men's individual road race cycling event featured the largest margin of victory in the event since 1928

1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...

 when gold medalist Sergei Sukhoruchenkov

Sergei Sukhoruchenkov

Sergei Nikolaevich Sukhoruchenkov is a former Soviet cyclist and Olympic Champion. He won gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, on the Individual Road Race....

 of the Soviet Union pulled away from the pack with 20 mi (32.2 km) remaining though that event was an individual time trial event. At the Olimpiysky Sports Complex Swimming Pool during the men's springboard diving final, the noise of the men's 100 m butterfly which was going on at the same time, created issues during one Soviet diver Aleksandr Portnov

Aleksandr Portnov

Aleksandr Staliyevich Portnov is a former Soviet diver and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where he received a gold medal in springboard.-References:...

's dives. Portnov turned a two-and-a-half backward somersault into a belly flop. He protested immediately, was awarded as redive which he did perfectly. Protests from divers representing East Germany

East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Athletes from East Germany competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 345 competitors, 222 men and 123 women, took part in 167 events in 17 sports.-Medalists:-Athletics:Men's Competition...

, Italy

Italy at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Italy competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag...

, and Mexico

Mexico at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Mexico competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.- Bronze:* Joaquin Pérez — Equestrian, Jumping Individual * David Bárcena Ríos, Manuel Mendivil, José Pérez and Fabián Vázquez — Equestrian, Three-day Event Team Competition* Jesús Gómez, Joaquin Pérez, Gerardo Tazzer and...

 followed, but they were disallowed. The medal ceremony was delayed two days until FINA

Fina

Fina may refer to:*Fina, a character in the Skies of Arcadia video game*FINA, the International Swimming Federation*FINA, the North American Forum on Integration...

 could make its decision which it let Portnov keep his gold. This resulted in protests outside of the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 because of the decision. Luzhniki hosted the football final that was held for the third straight Olympics in a rainstorm. In that final, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 209 competitors, 162 men and 47 women, took part in 114 events in 21 sports.- Gold:*Ota Zaremba — Weightlifting, men's 100 kg...

 defeated East Germany 1-0 in a game that had four cautions and two expulsions.

After the Olympics

Moscow hosted the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships are the World Championships for artistic gymnastics. They have been held since 1903.* * First time track and field event fully disappeared from the sport of gymnastics.- All-time medal count :...

 in 1981

1981 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 21st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Moscow, the capital of the USSR, in 1981.-Medals:-All-around:- Floor exercise :-Pommel horse:-Rings:-Vault:-Parallel bars:-Horizontal bar:-Team final:-All-around:...

. The city also hosted the World Amateur Boxing Championships

World Amateur Boxing Championships

The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...

 eight years later

1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from September 17 to October 1, 1989. The fifth edition of this competition, held a year after the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal...

.

Following the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union

Dissolution of the Soviet Union

The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...

, the erstwhile Olympic venues were divided between four of the new states. The regatta in Tallinn was now in Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

, Dynama Stadium in Minsk was now in Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

, and Republican Stadium in the Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

.

Luzhniki Stadium, then as Grand Lenin Stadium, had a human crush disaster on 20 October 1982 during a second round UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

 football match between FC Spartak Moscow

FC Spartak Moscow

FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...

 and HFC Haarlem

HFC Haarlem

HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...

 of the 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...

. The disaster has since become known as the Luzhniki disaster

Luzhniki disaster

The Luzhniki disaster was a deadly human crush that took place at Lenin stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union during the UEFA Cup second round match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem on 20 October 1982. The official death toll to this day is 67, although many claim it to be as high as 340...

. Luzhniki will serve as host for the World Championships in Athletics in 2013

2013 World Championships in Athletics

The 14th World Championships in Athletics are scheduled to be held in 2013 in Moscow, Russia.The Council of IAAF approved the dates of 10 August until 18 August.-Bidding process:...

. In December 2010, Russia was awarded the 2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup

The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...

 with Luzhniki and Dynamo Grand Stadium being proposed as venues for the Cup.

The Moscow Canoeing and Rowing Basin will serve as host for the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships 2014

2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships will be held tentatively 20–24 August 2014 in Moscow, Russia.They were chosen at an ICF Board of Directors meeting in Budapest on 10 April 2010.-Explanation of events:...

.