Neo Phaliron Velodrome
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The Neo Phaliron Velodrome (New Phaleron) was a velodrome
and sports arena in Athens
, Greece
, used for the cycling
events at the 1896 Summer Olympics
, which was later to be the Karaiskakis Stadium
.
Velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...
and sports arena in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, used for the cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
events at the 1896 Summer Olympics
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...
, which was later to be the Karaiskakis Stadium
Karaiskakis Stadium
Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis , hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded near the area....
.
Reference
- 1896 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 74-75 in Volume II, but shown as pp. 194-95 in pdf file for 27 March 1896 in report and pp. 97-99 in Volume II, but shown as pp. 217-9 in pdf file for 30 March 1896.