Olympic Stadium of the University City
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https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.1968.v21.i205.3797Abstract
The existing stadium was reconstructed in a precise manner to meet the Olympic requirements, and serve as site of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 19th Olympic Games. It is 3.8 km from the Olympic Village and 15.6 km from the Plaza Mayor. The main adaptations carried out on the existing stadium were the following: the provision of ample press facilities; extension of the higher stands; new structures for the giant scoreboard and for the illumination; improvement of the seats; reconstruction of the athletics track and field, which was covered with a layer of plastic material. The planform of the stadium is an ovoid, inscribed in a circumference of 125 m radius. The axis of the stadiimi makes a slight angle with the longitudinal axis of the athletics field. The stadium can hold 80.000 spectators.
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