Aerial view of the Tripoli International Olympic Stadium.
The Tripoli International Olympic Stadium. (October 2001).
Aerial view of the Tripoli Municipal Stadium.
Aerial view of the Tripoli Municipal Stadium.
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Football
In Tripoli football is practiced on many playgrounds and in clubs. Contests take place between local and foreign clubs. The most significant team is al-Riadah wal-Adab.
The Tripoli International Olympic Stadium is a modern "Sports Town" located south of Rashid Karameh International Exhibition Center. Its main characteristics are:
- Overall capacity: 22,400 spectators
- Covered area: 13,200
- Uncovered area: 9,200
- Presidential stand: 22
- VIP stand: 675
- First class stand: 4,900
- Press stand: available
- Press reception hall: avialable
- Conference room: available
- Interview room: available
- Audio-visual press room: available
- Telecommunication room: available
- Commentary positions: available
- Players changing rooms: 6
- Referee changing room: 2
- Health club & drug detection: available
- Warming-up indoors: available
- Electronic display facilities: giant video screen and graphics display panel
- Field specifications: same as Stade de France
- Number of gates: 56 entrance gates
- Parking capacity: 600 cars
The Tripoli Municipal Stadium is located near the city center. It was recently rehabilitated to fit 22,000 spectators in order to welcome Arabic competitions as well as Asian and International ones. Its main characteristics are:
- Overall capacity: 10,000 spectators
- Covered area: 3,000
- Uncovered area: 7,000
- Presidential stand: 20
- VIP stand: 150
- First class stand: 450
- Press stand: available
- Press reception hall: avialable
- Conference room: available (150 m2)
- Interview room: available
- Audio-visual press room: available
- Telecommunication room: available
- Commentary positions: available
- Players changing rooms: 4
- Referee changing room: 2
- Health club & drug detection: not available
- Warming-up indoors: not available
- Electronic display facilities: not available
- Field specifications: same as Stade de France
- Number of gates: 10 entrance gates
- Parking capacity: 600 cars
Golf
A golf club is present at the Baddoui district near the IPC refinery.
Chivalry
The training of Arabic chivalry (horse riding) takes place at various areas. The horses raised in the city are famous and join races with success,
this is why they are costly. Chivalry is mainly practiced in the Zeytoun area at Abou Samra in Tripoli where a teaching center for chivalry and cavaliers exist.
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