The Royal Thai Army Stadium ( Thai : สนามกีฬากองทัพบก ) is a multi-purpose stadium on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in the Phaya Thai of north Bangkok , Thailand . It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000 and has a single stand with covered seating on one side and terracing on three sides. An athletics track surrounds the pitch. It is often used by Thai club sides in international football competitions and was used by Bangkok University FC in the 2007 AFC Champions League and Osotsapa FC in the 2007 AFC Cup . Additionally, it has been used for matches involving national sides in international tournaments hosted by Thailand where the hosts are not involved.
15-684: Other stadiums in Bangkok include National Stadium , Rajamangala National Stadium , the Thai-Japanese Stadium , and Chulalongkorn University Stadium . Royal Thai Army Stadium was approved to be built in 1966 when Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat is the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army. The construction started in 1968 and completed in 1970 on an area of 61 rai consisting of a football stadium with
30-634: A capacity of 12,500 people (at that time) and also built 4 chord tennis courts, 4 petanque courts, 1 boxing practice center and the athlete's residence 4 floors, amount 1 unit along the way. With the transfer of the 1st Infantry Regiment , which operates the stadium, to the Royal Security Command , the stadium no longer belongs to the Royal Thai Army, and as a result of Army United FC no longer plays there. 13°46′58″N 100°33′22″E / 13.782661°N 100.556185°E / 13.782661; 100.556185 This article related to
45-458: Is an indoor arena used for sports including boxing, badminton, gymnastics, futsal, basketball and handball. Jhanthana-Yingyong Gymnasium was built in 1965. Olympic-size swimming pool An Olympic-size swimming pool is a swimming pool which conforms to the regulations for length, breadth, and depth made by World Aquatics (formerly FINA) for swimming at the Summer Olympics and
60-498: Is no maximum limit on the depth of an Olympic pool. The value has an order of magnitude of 1 megaliter (ML). Some style guides caution against the hyperbole of describing any relatively large pool as "Olympic-size[d]". World Aquatics specifications for an Olympic-size pool are as follows: About 2 acre-feet . There must be two spaces 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) wide outside lanes 1 and 8 (in effect, two empty lanes). The length of 50 metres (164 ft) must be between
75-658: The Thai FA Cup and Thai League Cup . The stadium named after Luang Supachalasai (Bung Supachalasai), considered the Father of Thai Sport and the first Director-General of Thai Department of Physical Education. Thephasadin Stadium was constructed in 1965 for the use in 1966 Asian Games as the Hockey venue, hence its original name, Hockey Field. It was renamed in 1983 in memory of Naga Devahastin na Ayudhya , former Acting Director-General of
90-586: The swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships . Different size regulations apply for other pool-based events, such as diving , synchronized swimming , and water polo . Less onerous breadth and depth regulations exist for lesser swimming competitions, but any " long course " event requires a course length of 50 metres (164 ft 0.5 in), as distinct from " short course " which applies to competitions in pools that are 25 metres (82 ft 0 in) in length (or 75 feet (22.9 m) in
105-522: The Department of Physical Education. With its capacity of 6,378 seats, since than the venue turned a specific football venue. Jindarat Stadium, constructed after the Pacific War , was formerly used as the outdoor stadium for medium-level sporting events and practicing purposes. It was originally named Ton Pho Stadium , but was renamed in 1983 in memorial of Jindarat (Jamlong Sawat-chuto), former director of
120-566: The Office of Sports and Recreation Development. Visutdrarom Swimming Pool was constructed in 1961 under the term of director Kong Visudharomn . It was the Olympic-size swimming pool with two sides of stands, used for the competition and general practices. Originally named the Olympic Pool, it was renamed in memorial of the director who organized the construction. Nimibutr Stadium , opened in 1963
135-465: The United States). If touch pads are used in competition, then the distance is relative to the touch pads at either end of the course, so that the pool itself is generally oversized to allow for the width of the pads. An Olympic-size swimming pool is used as a colloquial unit of volume , to make approximate comparisons to similarly sized objects or volumes. It is not a specific definition, as there
150-522: The city of Bangkok , Thailand is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports venue in Thailand is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . National Stadium (Thailand) The National Stadium of Thailand ( Thai : สนามกีฬาแห่งชาติ or กรีฑาสถานแห่งชาติ ) is a sports complex located in Pathum Wan District , Bangkok . Founded in 1937 with
165-456: The construction of Suphachalasai Stadium , its main venue, the complex has since expanded and now consists of multiple stadia and sporting facilities. The stadium construction started in 1937 in the original area of Thai Windsor Palace that demolished in 1935. The Department of Physical Education entered into a 29-year lease agreement with Chulalongkorn University . First use of the stadium happened when King Ananda Mahidol presided over in
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#1732876249421180-458: The minimum depth is increased to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). Whereas the Water Cube pool used for the 2008 Olympics was 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) deep, the temporary pool used in 2024 was only 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in), which commentators suggested made for slower race times. At FINA's 2009 Congress, rules were approved for 10-lane courses for competition, as an alternative to
195-551: The more traditional 8-lane course. This version of the Olympic-sized swimming pool debuted in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics . Beforehand, the Summer Olympics featured the more traditional 8-lane course with a depth of roughly seven feet, now the minimum depth requirement. Twenty-five world records were broken at this pool, although this is more heavily attributed to the polyurethane “supersuits” worn by many competitors (banned by FINA in 2010). The new Olympic-sized swimming pool
210-488: The opening ceremony of 1938 men's athletics competition, which changed the venue from Sanam Luang . Suphachalasai Stadium is the majority part of the National Stadium. It is the multi-purpose stadium with track and field for athletic purposes, as well as a partial roof on one of its side. With its capacity of 19,793 for sport events and 35,000 for concerts, the stadium is being used to hold important matches such as
225-430: The touch pads at the end of each lane, if they are used. If starting blocks are used, then there must be a minimum depth of 1.35 metres (4.4 ft) from between 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) from the end of the pool to at least 6 metres (19 ft 8 in) from the end of the pool. At all other points, the minimum depth is 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). If the pool is used for Olympic Games or World Championships, then
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