Nagano Olympic Stadium ( 長野オリンピックスタジアム , Nagano Orinpikku Sutajiamu ) is a baseball stadium in Nagano, Nagano , Japan . It was used for the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1998 Winter Olympics . The stadium holds 35,000 people.
5-495: The stadium is the finishing point for the annual Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon . 36°34′47″N 138°09′56″E / 36.57972°N 138.16556°E / 36.57972; 138.16556 This article about a baseball venue in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This 1998 Winter Olympics -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
10-471: A Winter Olympics venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon The Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon ( Japanese : 長野オリンピック記念 長野マラソン ) is an annual marathon road race which takes place in mid-April in Nagano , Japan . It is an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race competition. The Nagano Marathon has races for both elite and amateur runners. It
15-729: Is named in honour of the 1998 Winter Olympics which were held in Nagano. The course has a point-to-point style and it has received accreditation from the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and AIMS . The route begins at the Nagano Sports Park and heads in a generally southern direction, passing the Zenkō-ji temple before finishing at the Nagano Olympic Stadium . The route incorporates four of
20-413: The former Olympic venues into the race. Francis Kibiwott and Alevtina Ivanova are the current men's and women's course record holders. The 1999 route was aided by a downhill net drop of 4.27 m/km (just under the allowable limit), while the editions from 2000 to 2003 had an excessive drop of over 5 m/km, making them ineligible for record performances. The current route is relatively flat, however, with
25-472: The race having an overall total incline of 5 m from start to finish. The historical root of the competition lies with the Shinmai Marathon which was first held in 1958. The marathon came under its current moniker in 1999. The elite race is international in nature, with a number of foreign runners being invited each year, although prominent Japanese athletes also take part. Kenyans have won
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