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'''Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium''' ({{lang-my|သုဝဏ္ဏ လူငယ် လေ့ကျင့်ရေး ကွင်း}} |
'''Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium''' ({{lang-my|သုဝဏ္ဏ လူငယ် လေ့ကျင့်ရေး ကွင်း}} is a multi-use [[stadium]], located in [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]]. The 32,000-seat stadium is smaller but more up-to-date than [[Aung San Stadium]], and is the venue of choice for most national and international level [[football (soccer)|football]] and [[track and field]] competitions. The stadium's eight-lane runway is the first in Myanmar that conforms to the international ([[IAAF]]) standards.<ref name="x">{{cite news | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13421048.html | title=Runway completed at Myanmar's new stadium | publisher=Xinhua News | accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref> |
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It is currently being upgraded to a seating capacity of 50,000 spectators. <ref>http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/business/551/biz55114.html</ref> |
It is currently being upgraded to a seating capacity of 50,000 spectators. <ref>http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/business/551/biz55114.html</ref> |
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| Location | Thingangyun 11072, Yangon, Myanmar |
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| Coordinates | 16°49′16.73″N 96°11′12.58″E / 16.8213139°N 96.1868278°E |
| Owner | Ministry of Sport |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1985 |
Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium (Burmese: သုဝဏ္ဏ လူငယ် လေ့ကျင့်ရေး ကွင်း is a multi-use stadium, located in Yangon, Myanmar. The 32,000-seat stadium is smaller but more up-to-date than Aung San Stadium, and is the venue of choice for most national and international level football and track and field competitions. The stadium's eight-lane runway is the first in Myanmar that conforms to the international (IAAF) standards.[1]
It is currently being upgraded to a seating capacity of 50,000 spectators. [2]
Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium, located next to the outdoor stadium, is the country's primary venue for indoor sports.
The stadium hosted 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification Group G matches from 23 June to 3 July 2012. It will also host the qualification stage for the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.
References
- ^ "Runway completed at Myanmar's new stadium". Xinhua News. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/business/551/biz55114.html