Location | Ulitsa Rodiny, 40, Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, Russia 445020 |
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Coordinates | 53°30′00″N 49°23′26″E / 53.50000°N 49.39056°E |
Opened | 1963 |
The Anatoly Stepanov Stadium formerly the Stroitel Stadium is a 15,000-capacity Motorcycle speedway and Ice speedway in Tolyatti, Russia.[1]
History
The stadium opened in 1963 and is the home of the Russian speedway team called the Mega Lada Togliatti. 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.[2][3] The speedway track has a circumference of 353 metres.
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.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Anatoly Stepanov Stadium". OStadium. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ↑ "STATEMENT: FIM SPEEDWAY GP OF MFR – TOGLIATTI". FIM. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ↑ "TOGLIATTI SGP CANCELLED". Speedway Star. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ↑ "Mysteries in assassination of Stepanov". TLTgorod.ru. (in Russian). Retrieved 26 January 2023.