Stade du Rhône
 Alan Oliveira leads the field at the Stade du Rhône during the 2013 IPC World Championships. | |
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| Location | Parc de Parilly, Vénissieux, Lyon, France |
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| Coordinates | 45°43′05″N 04°53′41″E / 45.71806°N 4.89472°E |
| Public transit |   Parilly |
| Surface | Track and field (grass) |
Stade du Rhône is an athletics stadium located in the Parc de Parilly in the commune of Vénissieux in Lyon, France.
History
[edit]The Stadium was initially built as the Parilly Stadium, but was renamed Stade du Rhône in 2012 after a major renovation in preparation for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships. The new development was inaugurated on 3 September 2012 and the main grandstand was named Tribune Tony Bertrand.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Parilly stadium renamed "stage of the Rhone"" (in French). leprogres.fr. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2013.