To finance the stadium, a limited company, Åråsen Stadion AS, was established, and owned by the club, rather than by the limited company which runs the elite team.
Although a number of smaller events have used the stadium in a limited capacity, this weekend will be the first time the stadium will be open to the general public for an athletics competition.
Nokia HERE features indoor mapping information for a limited number of sports stadiums, airports and shopping malls; Apple is still working on it.
While some venues might have changed at short notice, the Chicago 2016 Bid Book indicated that the following venues would have been permanently constructed: an Aquatic Center, the Olympic Stadium (to a limited long-term degree), a Canoe/Flatwater/Rowing area at Monroe Harbor, a Canoe/Kayak-Slalom Course, a velodrome in Douglas Park, and Field Hockey Fields in Jackson Park.
An attempt a year ago to partially lift the ban failed when security forces killed 20 supporters of Zamalek who had been trying to get into a stadium for which a limited number of tickets had been made available.
Rangers opted to construct a new stadium, raising funds by forming a limited company.
The ground had a limited makeover, taking it to an 18,600 capacity stadium and bringing its facilities to the minimum standards required by the Super Rugby competition.
Herman Badillo, a Republican running for mayor, said the stadium deals should be subject to public review, although he, like most of the candidates, favors a limited but unspecified amount of public financing for new stadiums for both teams.
The stadium is owned by AS Ullevaal Stadion, a limited company wholly owned by the Norwegian Football Association.
With only a limited number of digital cameras, it might be possible to synthesize a virtual movable "seat" anyplace in the stadium.
