National Athletics Centre (Budapest)

Track and field stadium in Budapest, Hungary

National Athletics CentreNemzeti Atlétikai Központ

National Athletics Centre in 27 August 2023

Full name| National Athletics Centre
Location| Budapest, Hungary
Coordinates| 47°27′48″N 19°4′12″E﻿ / ﻿47.46333°N 19.07000°E﻿ / 47.46333; 19.07000
Owner| Hungarian Athletics Association (MASZ)
Capacity| 36,000[3]
Surface| Grass infield
Construction
Opened| 17 June 2023[1]
Construction cost| HUF 246 billion (€658 million)[2]
Architect| FERENCZ, Marcel - NAPUR Architect Kft
Tenants
Hungarian Athletics Association (2023–present)

The National Athletics Centre (Hungarian: Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, pronounced [ˈnɛmzɛti ˈɒtleːtikɒji ˈkøspont]) is a track and field stadium in Budapest, Hungary. It has held the 2023 World Athletics Championships. The stadium was built on the eastern bank of the Danube River south of central Budapest, with a capacity of 36,000 for the championships, which will be reduced to 14,000 for future events.[4][5][6]

## References

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1. ^ PHOTOS: Here’s the new National Athletics Centre in Hungary!
2. ^ "Construction: Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
3. ^ "Budapest: National Athletics Stadium growing fast". Stadium DB. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
4. ^ "Budapest's second national stadium". StadiumDB. 6 December 2018.
5. ^ "IAAF COUNCIL MAKES KEY DECISIONS IN MONACO". IAAF. 4 December 2018.
6. ^ "Magyarország történelmi sportsikere; Budapesten rendezik a 2023-as atlétikai világbajnokságot" (in Hungarian). Atletika.hu. 4 December 2018.

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Venues of the World Athletics Championships

| 1980s|

* 1983: Olympic Stadium (Helsinki)
* 1987: Olympic Stadium (Rome)

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1990s|

* 1991: National Stadium (Tokyo)
* 1993: Neckarstadium (Stuttgart)
* 1995: Ullevi (Gothenburg)
* 1997: Olympic Stadium (Athens)
* 1999: Estadio de La Cartuja (Seville)

2000s|

* 2001: Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)
* 2003: Stade de France (Paris)
* 2005: Olympic Stadium (Helsinki)
* 2007: Nagai Stadium (Osaka)
* 2009: Olympic Stadium (Berlin)

2010s|

* 2011: Daegu Stadium
* 2013: Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow)
* 2015: Beijing National Stadium
* 2017: London Stadium
* 2019: Khalifa International Stadium (Doha)

2020s|

* 2022: Hayward Field (Eugene)
* 2023: National Athletics Centre (Budapest)
* 2025: National Stadium (Tokyo)
* 2027: Beijing National Stadium

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