BGŻ Arena
This article is about the velodrome. For other uses, see BGZ (disambiguation).
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The track during the 2008 European Track Championships | |
| Location | Pruszków, Poland |
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| Coordinates | 52°9′49″N 20°49′19″E / 52.16361°N 20.82194°E |
| Capacity | 1800 |
| Surface | Siberian pine |
| Opened | 2008 |
The BGŻ BNP Paribas Arena is a velodrome in Pruszków, Poland. Opened in 2008 as Poland's first indoor velodrome, it hosted the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It also hosted the 2008 European Track Championships at under-23 and junior level and the 2010 European Track Championships at elite level.
The track is 250 metres (820 ft) long and made of Siberian Pine. It has seats for 1800 people with the capacity to install 1500 more seats. The BGŻ Arena is also home of the Polish Cycling Federation.
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| Preceded by Manchester Velodrome Manchester |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships Venue 2009 |
Succeeded by Ballerup Super Arena Ballerup |
| Preceded by Inaugural championships |
European Track Championships (Elite) Venue 2010 |
Succeeded by Omnisport Apeldoorn Apeldoorn |
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