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stadium

Also known as sports stadium, sport stadium, sports arena, stadiums, 🏟️, stadium facility

thumb|Narendra Modi Stadium, the current largest stadium by capacity, is designed to allow up to 132,000 people to spectate a [[cricket match.]]

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A stadium is a large structure designed to hold tens of thousands of people for watching sporting events and other entertainment. Stadiums matter because they serve as venues where communities can gather to experience live sports and events together, with some of the largest stadiums like the Narendra Modi Stadium accommodating over 130,000 spectators at a time.

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OpenStreetMap tag: leisure=stadium
Unicode character: 🏟
Commons category: Stadiums
Commons gallery: Stadium
equivalent class: schema.org/StadiumOrArena

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Etymology
History
Antiquity
Modernity
Types
Design issues
Lighting
Spectator areas and seating
Safety and security
Political and economic issues
Corporate naming
Sustainability
Environmental impact
Social impact
Music venues
See also
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thumb|Narendra Modi Stadium, the current largest stadium by capacity, is designed to allow up to 132,000 people to spectate a [[cricket match.]]

A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event at the ancient Greek Olympic festival was the race that comprised one length of the stadion at Olympia, where the word "stadium" originated. Most of the stadiums with a capacity of at least 10,000 are used for association football. Other popular stadium sports include gridiron football, baseball, cricket, the various codes of rugby, field lacrosse, bandy, and bullfighting. Many large sports venues are also used for concerts.