Rungrado 1st of May Stadium (Pyongyang) | 1989_construction, track and field ground

Korea (North) / Pyongyang / Pyongyang
 stadium, 1989_construction, track and field ground
Located on Rungra Islet in the Taedong River, this stadium has a capacity of 150,000. It was officially completed 1 May 1989, originally as a sporting venue for the World Youth Festival, as well as the mass gymnastics and card shows [e.g., Ariang] for which the DPRK is famous. It is a mandatory destination for visitors to Pyongyang, including US Secretary of State Madeline Albright who was escorted there by General Kim Jong-il in her 1999 visit. The Rugrado May Day Stadium is the second (under certain parameters, such as use/purpose, the first) largest stadium in the world. The building at the bottom right is a swimming pool complex. There are also facilities for boat racing.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rungrado_1st_of_May_Stadium
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Coordinates:   39°2'58"N   125°46'31"E

Comments

  • Rungnado May Day Stadium is the Biggest Stadium in the World!!
  • what sports teams play there?
  • The national soccer team of North Korea... which however counts to the worst soccer teams in the world.
  • This is the largest sports stadium by capacity in the world. Well that is only half true because North Koreans are super skinny. That's what happens when your starving to death.