Markéta Stadium
{{Short description|Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Markéta Stadium
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| image = File:Na Markétě speedway, Zvoníčkova street, Praha.jpg
| location = U Vojtěšky 11, Břevnov, Prague, Czech Republic, 162 00
| coordinates = {{coord|50|05|01|N|14|21|02|E|display=inline, title}}
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| opened = 1930s
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| owner = Olymp Centrum Sportu Ministerstva Vnitra
| operator = Olymp Centrum Sportu Ministerstva Vnitra
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| tenants = AK Markéta Praha
Motorcycle speedway
| capacity = 10,000
| dimensions = 353 metres
| field_shape = oval
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The Markéta Stadium ({{langx|cs|Plochodrážní stadion Markéta}}) is a 10,000-capacity multi-use stadium on U Vojtěšky in Břevnov, Prague, Czech Republic.{{cite web |url=https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/1628/marketa-speedway-plochodrazni-stadion-marketa |title=Markéta Speedway (Plochodrážní stadion Markéta) |website=The Official Tourist Website for Prague |access-date=6 October 2022}} The stadium hosts motorcycle speedway{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayplus.com/Marketa.shtml |title=Prague - Marketa Stadium |website=Speedway Plus |access-date=28 March 2024}} and has been the home of the Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic since 1997.{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway-prague.cz/ |title=Auto Klub Marketa |website=Speedway-prague.cz |access-date=6 October 2022}} The speedway track has a circumference of 353 metres (386 yards).
The stadium opened during the 1930s as an athletics ground and is home to the athletics club PSK Olymp Praha and the Prague speedway team AK Markéta Praha.{{cite web |url=https://fimspeedway.com/rounds/prague# |title=PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC |website=FIM |access-date=6 October 2022}} Since 1959, it has been hosting international speedway events and on an annual basis it also holds the Luboš Tomíček Memorial, named after the rider Luboš Tomíček Sr.
In 2022, the stadium was selected as the first ever venue for 2022 SGP2. In 2023, the stadium hosted rugby matches during the 2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships.
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Category:Buildings and structures in Prague
Category:Sports venues in Prague
Category:Speedway venues in the Czech Republic
Category:1930s establishments in Czechoslovakia
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