Stadio Raul Guidobaldi

Stadio Raul Guidobaldi
Full name Stadio Raul Guidobaldi
Location Rieti, Italy
Capacity 5,000
Tenants
Rieti Meeting

Stadio Raul Guidobaldi is an athletics stadium located in Rieti, Italy. Every year since 1971 the stadium hosts the Rieti Meeting; it also hosted the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships.[1]

Many world records have been settled in the stadium; for this reason, Steve Cram defined it a sort of Mecca for middle-distance runners.[2]

The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.[3]

References

  1. http://www.european-athletics.org/general-news/european-junior-championships-given-to-tallinn-and-rieti.html
  2. Steve Cram (11 September 2007). "Why is a small town in Italy such a mecca for world records?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. http://www.atletipercaso.net/stadio-r-guidobaldi-rieti

Coordinates: 42°24′01″N 12°51′02″E / 42.40028°N 12.85056°E / 42.40028; 12.85056

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