CA Dudelange
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Cercle Athletique Dudelange, abbreviated to CAD, is an amateur
athletics club in Dudelange
, in southern Luxembourg
. Founded in 1932, the club is based at Stade J.F. Kennedy
, in the Burange
district of northern Dudelange. Former Dudelange athletes include Roland Bombardella
and René Kilburg.
Amateur sports
Amateur sports are sports in which participants engage largely or entirely without remuneration. Sporting amateurism was a zealously guarded ideal in the 19th century, especially among the upper classes, but faced steady erosion throughout the 20th century with the continuing growth of pro sports...
athletics club in Dudelange
Dudelange
Dudelange is a commune with city status in southern Luxembourg. It is the fourth-most populous commune, with over 18,300 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border to France....
, in southern Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. Founded in 1932, the club is based at Stade J.F. Kennedy
Stade J.F. Kennedy
Stade J.F. Kennedy is a track and field stadium in Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg. It is located in Burange, in the north of the city, and named after former U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The stadium is the home of the athletics club CA Dudelange....
, in the Burange
Burange
Burange is a neighbourhood in the north of Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg. It is the location of Stade J.F. Kennedy.Burange is served by Dudelange-Burange railway station, the northern-most of Dudelange's four stations....
district of northern Dudelange. Former Dudelange athletes include Roland Bombardella
Roland Bombardella
Roland Bombardella is a Luxembourgian soldier and retired sprinter. As an athlete, Bombardella held the national record for the 100 metres and 200 metres, and competed in the Olympics. He won the title of 'Luxembourgian Sportsman of the Year' in four consecutive years , a record that has not...
and René Kilburg.