COMPETITION VENUES

The Tampere Stadium (Ratina)

• Built in 1966, at the same place some football matches were played at the Olympic Games in 1952
• competition sites novotan, renovated in 1996, to be surface-renovated in 2003
• 8 lane syntethic track
• 2 High Jump sites
• 1 Pole Vault site
• 1 Long/Triple Jump sites at the home straight (inside the lanes) for the finals + 2 long/Triple Jump sites at the training field: to be built; used at the qualifications, Decathlon and Heptathlon, 2 jumping directions
• 2 Shot Put circles
• 1 Discus/Hammer circle
• 1 Javelin site
• 100 seats for the media
• all the EJCH 2003 -offices in the same building under the main tribune

WARM-UP/TRAINING SITES:

The Tampere Stadium:

• running/Walking: 100 m synthetic straight just outside the Stadium western end, very good and safety park paths and roads next to the Stadium
• Jumps: 2 Long/Triple sites outside the Stadium when not used for competition
• Throws (not Hammer): Eteläpuisto-area south next (200 m) to the Stadium
• 20 - 25 cabins for the teams just outside the Stadium, western end with 1 massage tables in each

The Sportsfield of Pyynikki:

• 1 km north-west from the stadium
• 350 m synthetic lanes (6), infield syntethic grass

The Sportsfield of Hervanta:

• 1 km west from the Police Academy
• 400 m syntethic lanes 6/8 at the homes straight, 1 long/Triple Jump site, 1 High Jump site, 1 Pole Vault site, 1 shot circle, 1 Discus circle, 1 Javelin site

The Police Academy

• 1 Hammer circle 100 m from the Academy, to be built in 2003

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