Yamada Green Dome Maebashi

Yamada Green Dome Maebashi
Location Maebashi Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Owner Maebashi city
Operator Green Dome Maebashi Foundation
Capacity 12,596
Concert:20,000
Construction
Opened May 1990
Main contractors Shimizu Corporation
Tenants
Gunma Crane Thunders (-2016)
1990 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Keirin

Yamada Green Dome Maebashi (ヤマダグリーンドーム前橋, Yamada Gurīn Dōmu Maebashi) is an arena in Maebashi, Japan. With a capacity of 8,000, it is primarily used for indoor sports. One of its primary functions is as a velodrome - when it is known as Maebashi Velodrome (前橋競輪場, Maebashi Keirinjyō) - holding parimutuel Keirin races throughout the year. Some of the international sports meets held in the past include the 1990 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships. It is the former home arena of the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.

Professional Keirin

The Dome's velodrome oval is 335 meters in circumference. A typical keirin race of 2,035 meters consists of six laps around the course.

Green Dome Maebashi is one of only two indoor locations in Japan that offer professional keirin races - the other venue is Kokura Velodrome at the Kitakyushu Media Dome.

Maebashi's keirin identification number for betting purposes is 22# (22 sharp).

References

    Preceded by
    Tête d'Or (Georges Prévéral) Velodrome
    Lyon
    UCI Track Cycling World Championships
    Venue

    1990
    Succeeded by
    Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
    Stuttgart
    Preceded by
    Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
    Paris
    IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics
    Venue

    1999
    Succeeded by
    Pavilhão Atlântico
    Lisbon

    Coordinates: 36°23′51.40″N 139°03′28″E / 36.3976111°N 139.05778°E / 36.3976111; 139.05778

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