Sentence examples for track stadium from inspiring English sources
The luminous Bird's Nest track stadium and Water Cube pool lent an air of ethereal isolation.
The track stadium is already paid for, including $22.6 million in city money; the rest of the $45 million was raised by the foundation from private sources.
Meanwhile, officials still hope to break ground soon on a separate project, using $1.4 million in donations to build a football and track stadium that would feature artificial turf, lighting and up to 2,000 seats.
In recent years, some architects and critics say, they have discovered a robust beauty in once-despised colossi like the Stadio dei Marmi, a 1937 track stadium that is part of the Foro Italico, a sprawling Roman sports complex built at Mussolini's behest.
In an inverted salute to Mussolini's dream of Fascism through physical culture, the Stadio dei Marmi, a 1937 track stadium ringed by colossal marble nude athletes is filled again -- this time by the Big Gym outdoor fitness center, a kaleidoscope of skateboards, paddle tennis courts, aerobics classes, blaring pop music and a two-story inflatable Pepsi can.
Chicago initially proposed building a temporary 80,000-seat track stadium adjacent to Soldier Field and having the two stadiums host dual Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
While the stadium showcased other events -- from Duke Ellington concerts in the 1930's to the New York Cosmos soccer team and its star Pelé in the 1970's -- sentimental New Yorkers recall their "Chariots of Fire" relationship with the old cinder-track stadium, where generations of children were cheered by their parents during more than a half-century of competitions.
Others disagree, including Neil DeMause, editor of Field of Schemes, a website that tracks stadium subsidies.
But Neil deMause, editor of Field of Schemes, a website that tracks stadium subsidies, described the project as "completely screwy" and is skeptical the teams will be able to pay for the stadium.
So track and stadium operators have been adding in-home experiences like better dining, air-conditioned seating and other amenities.
But attention quickly turned to the centerpiece of the plan: a velodrome with a 200-meter inclined indoor cycling track and stadium seating for almost 2,500 spectators.
