Sports Ground, Kyiv

The Sports Ground (Ukrainian: Спортивне поле: Russian: Спортивное поле) in Kiev, Ukraine was the first permanent sports stadium in the Russian Empire.^[1] It was opened on 12 August 1912, and used during the First All-Russian (Imperial) Olympiad in 1913. It was located in the old historic area of Lukianivka (50°27′27.6″N 30°29′21″E / 50.457667°N 30.48917°E / 50.457667; 30.48917) of Kiev.

The Sports Ground was destroyed during World War I.

First All-Russian Olympiad

One of the most prominent events in Kiev at that time was the First All-Russian (Imperial) Olympics. Held in 1913 and dedicated to the opening of the All-Russian industrial exhibition celebrating 300 years of the rule of Romanov family. A stadium was built in Kiev especially for the competitions – with race-tracks, a cycle-track as well as stands for 5,000 seats. The program of the Olympiad included such sports as track and field, marathon, soccer, wrestling, weight-lifting, fencing, swimming, gymnastics, equestrianism, bicycle and motorcycle racing along the Kiev – Chernihiv – Kyiv route.^[2]

Notes

^ Волошин А. 'Перша Російська олімпіада у стольному Києві', Спортивна газета. № 76, 2004 (in Ukrainian)
^ 'Sport' Archived 12 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine at site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Literature

Перший стадіон в Києві // Старт.—1987.—No. 8. (in Ukrainian)
Рибаков М.О. Невідомі та маловідомі сторінки історії Києва — К.: Кий, 1997. ISBN 966-7161-15-3. (in Ukrainian)
"Дзеркало тижня". — 2003.—30 серпня - 5 вересня. (in Ukrainian)
Київ. Історична енциклопедія. З найдавніших часів до 1917 року (in Ukrainian)
Вашъ Кiевъ — photos. (in Russian)
'Олімпіада на Лук'янівці' (in Ukrainian)

[1] Волошин А. 'Перша Російська олімпіада у стольному Києві', Спортивна газета. № 76, 2004 (in Ukrainian)

[2] 'Sport' Archived 12 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine at site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

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