Asi Maman
International Athletics Stadium (Itzik Blanicki)
Cut out the film. In preparation for the Israeli Athletics Championships and the European Under-18 Championships, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Athletics Association inaugurated today (Wednesday) the renewed International Athletics Stadium in Givat Ram.
The mayor, Moshe Leon, toured the renovated stadium together with the chairman of the Athletics Association, Ami Baran, and the head of the Sports Administration, Ofer Bustan, and the director general of the municipality, Itzik Larry. Together they cut the film. The Israeli Athletics Championships will be held at the stadium on Sunday, and next month the European Under-18 Athletics Championships and the Maccabiah Games will also be held there.
The stadium in Givat Ram was first inaugurated in 1958, when several sporting events took place, including the State Cup finals, and was recently renovated for NIS 80 million. The refurbished stadium meets international standards with a refurbished grandstand of 3,600 original seats, a new results screen and glittering locker rooms. It will also be used by the Hebrew University.
Minister of Culture and Sports, Trooper Corps said: “The inauguration of the Athletics Stadium is exciting and joyful. We have the responsibility to promote and develop the sports facilities in Israel for the benefit of our athletes. Good luck to all the participants in the athletics championship. “
Moshe Leon Speaking at the ceremony: “It is an exciting class to inaugurate the renovated stadium in Givat Ram. The legendary footballer Pele once said: ‘The harder the victory is to achieve, the more happiness you get from it’. We are now marking a certain kind of victory, because within a year we will have the opportunity to open a new page here in the history of an old and extremely important Jerusalem institution. It has the latest equipment here, it is the best athletics stadium in Israel. Jerusalem in first place. In the future, we will also turn Teddy into an international stadium. “
Ami Bern He said: “This stadium is spectacular with an amazing stand. Thanks to the Jerusalem Municipality for making an important decision in favor of the industry. I have no doubt that the athletes who will come here for the European Championships until the age of 18 and return home with a taste of more “.
Ofer Bustan He stated: “I would like to congratulate the inauguration of the new stadium. The Ministry of Culture and Sports supported the amount of NIS 30 million in the renovation of the stadium and in the development of the athletics industry. I sincerely hope that this will also translate into the success of the athletes. ” Itzik Larry Stated: “This is closing a circle for me. This is the stadium at the highest level. “
