Stade J.F. Kennedy
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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
.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
stadium 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...
. It is located in 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....
, in the north of the city, and named after former U.S. President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
. The stadium is the home of the athletics club CA Dudelange
CA Dudelange
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....
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