IOC; Publication: The Olympic Stadiums of the Summer Games from Athens 1896 to Tokyo 2020
THE OLYMPIC STADIUMS OF THE SUMMER GAMES FROM ATHENS 1896 TO TOKYO 2020
The Olympic Studies Centre
This document presents the stadiums for the Olympic Summer Games which have hosted the athletics events and/or the opening and closing ceremonies. Thanks to their size and prestige, these buildings are generally regarded as the core centre of the sports facilities created for the Games. The document contains information on the stadium project itself, together with how it was used or adapted for the Games, its architecture, its particular features and lastly its post-Olympic use.
You can download this document here.
London 2012; London Stadium seating map MLB
2023: St. Louis Cardinals & Chicago Cubs
2020: St. Louis Cardinals & Chicago Cubs
2019: Boston Red Sox & New York Yankees
Tokyo 2020; Update construction New National Stadium (7)
Two videos by Japan Sportcouncil on YouTube;
Athens 2004; UEFA investigates safety of construction Olympic Stadium
The UEFA investigates whether the stadium of AEK Athens is still safe. The reason for this investigation is the following video that was made last week during a Champions League match of AEK Athene against Bayern München;
Read more: UEFA investigates Athens stadium after fan video shows structural movement [EuroNews]
Tokyo 2020; Update construction New National Stadium (6)
Two videos by Skyscraper Construction on YouTube;
Tokyo 2020; Update construction New National Stadium (5)
Video by Japan Sport Council on YouTube
Seoul 1988; Olympic Stadium (2)
Venue Olympic Stadium
Cluster Seoul Sports Complex
Architect Kim Swoo-geun, Space Group of Korea
Opened 1984
Capacity 100,0000 (1984) / 69,950 Seats (today)
Olympic Sports Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Athletics, Football (final), Equestrian (jumping individual final)
Legacy use Home of Seoul E-Land FC
Location
Floor Plan
Photos
Beijing 2008; IOC: Beijing builds on stadium success by adding to 2008’s architectural legacy
Olympic Games Beijing 2008 left the city with some of the best sports stadiums in the world, which will again come under the global spotlight at the Olympic Winter Games in 2022. Ten years on from the unforgettable Opening Ceremony in the ‘Bird’s Nest’, we look at how the venues are being reworked and how new developments will add to China’s reputation as a sporting capital.
You can read the full article at olympic.org.
London 2012; Major League Baseball in former Olympic Stadium
Press release by London Stadium:
LONDON STADIUM TO HOST MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN JUNE 2019
London Stadium will be the first venue in Europe to host Major League Baseball, when the New York Yankees and the Boston Reds Sox meet at the venue in June 2019.
The landmark fixtures, forming MLB’s London Series 2019, will see the sport played in the UK for the very first time, as part of a double header between baseball’s two most-famous teams over the weekend of 28 and 29 June 2019.
MLB have played regular season games Mexico, Japan, Australia & Puerto Rico, but have never ventured to Europe, and this will be the first time that the Yankees & Red Sox rivalry has been contested outside of the USA.
Graham Gilmore, CEO of London Stadium185 said:
“As a venue, we are immensely proud to be hosting the MLB’s international series at London Stadium in 2019.
“The event will see London Stadium further its aims to become the most widely used stadium in Europe, having hosted Premier League football, world athletics, international & domestic rugby union and league, Race of Champions in 2015 and inviting some of the world’s biggest musical names to perform in concert at the venue each summer.
“Our team delivered what has been widely lauded as the best IAAF World Athletics Championships and the IPC World ParaAthletics Championships in 2017, and we have scheduled our most expansive concert series yet for the summer of 2018. We are relishing the opportunity to work with MLB for their international series next summer.
“The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox rekindling their rivalry in the UK for the very first time, at London Stadium, will provide yet another incredible sporting spectacle which the entire city can be proud of.
“We look forward to welcoming the MLB, teams and fans to London Stadium for the first year of what we hope to be a fruitful, long term partnership.”
The Boston Red Sox have been designated the home side for both fixtures.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said:
“Since I became Mayor, I have been determined to bring baseball to our city and I am really pleased we have been able to reach what is an historic agreement.
“I’m committed – as is MLB – to ensure baseball has a long-term future over many years in London.”