Stade de Balmont

Stade de la Duchère-Balmont
Stade de la Duchère-Balmont is located in France
Stade de la Duchère-Balmont
Stade de la Duchère-Balmont
Location within France
Address270, Avenue Andreï Sakharov
69009 Lyon
Coordinates45°47′16″N 4°47′51″E / 45.7879°N 4.7976°E / 45.7879; 4.7976
OwnerCity of Lyon
Capacity5,438
Construction
Built1966
Tenants
Lyon La Duchère
RHC Lyon [fr]

The Stade de la Duchère-Balmont (French pronunciation: [stad də la dyʃɛʁ balmɔ̃]), formerly the Stade de la Duchère or the Stade de Balmont, is a multi-purpose stadium in Lyon, France.

Since 2000, roller skaters can benefit from a speed ring of 400 m (1,300 ft) at the ground. The stadium is the home ground of football club Lyon La Duchère and roller-skating club RHC Lyon [fr].

Since 2012, the Stéphane-Diagana athletics hall has been located in the immediate vicinity.

History

The opening of the stadium took place in 1966 on the site of the former Fort Duchère. In 2013, the athletics track was upgraded; the new track, upgraded at a cost of 1.75 million euros, was inaugurated in presence of the discus thrower Mélina Robert-Michon.

The main stand, the track and the football field

References

  1. ↑ Guy Borgé (1987). Champion (ed.). Lyon: passé et présent sous le même angle. Crispini(illustrator). Champion. p. 72. ISBN 9782051008709..
  2. ↑ "Stade de la Duchère - Lyon"..
  3. ↑ Michael Augustin (26 September 2013). "Duchère : le stade de Balmont aux normes interrégionales"..
  4. ↑ "La piste du stade Balmont de La Duchère inaugurée". 29 September 2013..