Anatoly Stepanov Stadium
{{Short description|Stadium in Tolyatti, Russia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox motorsport venue
| stadium_name = Anatoly Stepanov Stadium
| nickname =
| image = Stroitel, speedway track, Togliatti, Russia.jpg
| caption = speedway track, Tolyatti
| location = Ulitsa Rodiny, 40, Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, Russia 445020
| coordinates = {{coord|53|30|00|N|49|23|26|E|}}
| broke_ground =
| opened = 1963
| tenants = Motorcycle speedway
Ice speedway
| capacity = 15,000
| length_km = (353 metres) 0.353
}}
The Anatoly Stepanov Stadium formerly the Stroitel Stadium is a 15,000-capacity Motorcycle speedway and Ice speedway in Tolyatti, Russia.{{cite web |url=https://www.ostadium.com/stadium/2089/anatoly-stepanov-stadium |title=Anatoly Stepanov Stadium |website=OStadium |access-date=26 January 2023}} It is the home track of the Russian speedway team called the Mega Lada Togliatti.
History
The stadium opened in 1963.
In 2019, the stadium hosted the 2019 Speedway of Nations (the World Cup of speedway). In 2021, the stadium hosted the Speedway World Championship round known as the Speedway Grand Prix of Russia in 2021 and was due to be a regular venue until the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite web |url=https://www.fim-moto.com/en/news/news-detail/article/statement-fim-speedway-gp-of-mfr-togliatti |title=STATEMENT: FIM SPEEDWAY GP OF MFR – TOGLIATTI |website=FIM |access-date=26 January 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaystar.net/news.php?extend.2004 |title=TOGLIATTI SGP CANCELLED | website=Speedway Star |access-date=26 January 2023}} The speedway track has a circumference of 353 metres.{{cite web |url=https://www.fim-moto.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/2021/Supplementary_Regulations_-_FIM_Speedway_Grand_Prix_Togliatti_-_27-28.08.2021.pdf |title=Supplementary Regulations |website=FIM|access-date=8 April 2024}}
Since 2022, the stadium has been restricted to domestic use following the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme ban on Russian motorcycle riders, teams, officials, and competitions, as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.{{cite web |url=https://www.fullnoise.com.au/fullnoise-news/fim-suspends-russian-and-belarusian-motorcycle-competitors-and-competitions/|title=FIM Suspends Russian And Belarusian Motorcycle Competitors And Competitions|website=Full Noise|access-date=28 January 2024}}
Name
The stadium is named after the deputy of the Duma of Samara Oblast and president of the sports club Mega-Lada Anatoly Alexeyevich Stepanov, who was murdered in 2009.{{cite web |url=http://tltgorod.ru/reporter/?theme=134&page=1&reporter=2582 |title=Mysteries in assassination of Stepanov |website=TLTgorod.ru. {{in lang|ru}}|access-date=26 January 2023}}
Mega Lada Togliatti
{{main|Mega-Lada Togliatti}}
The speedway team Mega Lada Togliatti competed in the European Speedway Club Champions' Cup from 1999 and from 2002 until 2008. They won the event a record four times.{{cite web |url=https://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/klubowype.php |title=Historical statement of results 1998-2012 |website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego |access-date=15 March 2024}} They also hold the record number of wins for the Russian Team Speedway Championship.
See also
References
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Category:Buildings and structures in Tolyatti
Category:Sports venues completed in 1963
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