With temporary seats for 2023 Athletics World Championships the Budapest
National Athletics Centre will have a seating capacity of 36,000.
This sort of small thinking has destroyed our sport except for the Summer Olympic Games.
Can't we have World's at a major venue again?
Discuss.
Rather a small stadium full of engaged fans than a big one with a silent crowd.
How is this small thinking? Hungary won't be hosting any major athetics events after this one, so they don't need a bigger stadium.
36,000 is also a good size (an double what the US managed to put togther).
Also, I was under the impression they were making a completely new stadium dedicated to athletics, not using a football stadium...?
IAAF 2011 Worlds was at Daegu Stadium with 60,000 seats.
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Small Thinkers should be Fired wrote:
With temporary seats for 2023 Athletics World Championships the Budapest
National Athletics Centre will have a seating capacity of 36,000.This sort of small thinking has destroyed our sport except for the Summer Olympic Games.
Can't we have World's at a major venue again?
Discuss.
You can only hold a world championship at a place that bids for it, and very few places are interested.
So World Athletics has to pick from a very small selection.
Pretty soon it will be hosted at a local high-school in the rural Midwest with literally DOZENS of track and field fans in attendance!
They really should just have this meet in Western/Central Europe every time.
And bring back the annual World Cross and have it in Western/Central Europe.
This basically describes the 2019 USA Track & Field Championships, hosted by Drake University in Des Moines, IA. The stadium seats ~7000 and was nowhere near capacity. I was able to park on the street two blocks from the stadium. I've been at high school football games with more spectators.
No problem for me, though - I had the privilege of a trackside view of world-class athletes in peak form, including Dalilah Muhammad's 52.20 in the 400 hurdles, a world record at the time.
The new stadium has a 40K capacity BTW.
Have you been to Budapest? I have. The beauty of that city is breath-taking, the restaurants are superb, the activities and cultural centers are numerous. Very accessible to the rest of Europe to come and enjoy. It will be a hit since Europe has more athletics fans than does U.S.
This wasn't some mistake.
runn wrote:
They really should just have this meet in Western/Central Europe every time.
And bring back the annual World Cross and have it in Western/Central Europe.
That would be ideal but would completely go against the concept of "World" Athletics. They hold WCs on different continents because the idea is to grow the sport worldwide.
I can't wait for Budapest. I hope the OP is just rying to be a jerk.
1) The meet will be held in a brand new stadium that appears to have been built for athletics.
The brand new National Athletics Centre will host the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23. The arena will have an initial capacity of 35,000 for the 2023 championships before being reduced to 15,000. Following the event, the stadium will be the main competition venue and training hub for Hungarian athletics.'
2) It will be held in a cool historic city with plenty of hotels that I haven't been to 25 times already.
3) It will be held in a time zone where Europe, Africa and the US will be able to watch things live.
PS. According to wikipedia the stadium cost more to build than Hayward field.
HUF 100 mld (€310 million)
Bids should limited to stadions with a minimum permanent 60K seating. Insisting on quality bids only.
rojo wrote:
PS. According to wikipedia the stadium cost more to build than Hayward field.
HUF 100 mld (€310 million)
small change compared to Steve Ballmer's $3 Billion Intuit Dome 18,000 seat indoor arena
Perfect location for the stadium, it will be stunning.
I recommend you stay at the Marriott, you can have a beautiful walk to the stadium from there. If you want something closer and cheaper, stay at the Hotel Thomas. It's pretty cheap but fully adequate for low budget crash pad. The Marriott is pretty nice; not sure how expensive now (we used to get a great deal there 25 years ago) but the location is great. If you want something even more modern there is a Kempinski near the Marriott but it's not on the river.
I haven't been to Budapest since 2004 so there might be even better options, but I'm sticking with my recommendations for the Marriott or the Hotel Thomas depending on budget.
Quite an appropriate remark
