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Mototrek Hirnyk

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Mototrek Hirnyk
LocationChervonohrad, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates50°22′56″N 24°14′24″E / 50.38222°N 24.24000°E / 50.38222; 24.24000
Length(366m) 0.366 km

Chervonohrad Speedway Stadium or Mototrek Hirnyk is a motorcycle speedway stadium in the east of Chervonohrad. It is located on the Pushkina Street.[1] It is one of three active tracks in Ukraine, along with SKA Stadium and Rivne Speedway Stadium.

History

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The venue hosted the speedway team Shakhtar Chervonograd who competed in several European Speedway Club Champions' Cup events.[2]

The stadium has hosted significant speedway events including semi-finals of the 2010 Team Speedway Junior European Championship and 2011 Team Speedway Junior European Championship, a qualifying round of the 2011 Speedway Under-21 World Championship,[3] a semi final of the 2012 Speedway Under-21 World Championship and a semi-final of the 2013 Speedway European Championship.[4]

In 2023, the track hosted an event to celebrate Coal Miner's Day in Ukraine and support the Armed Forces of Ukraine engaged in action against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5]

Shakhtar Chervonograd

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The speedway team Shakhtar Chervonograd competed in the European Speedway Club Champions' Cup in 2010 and 2011.[6] The team also participated in the 2008 Russian Team Speedway Championship.[7][8]

League competition

References

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  1. ^ "Chervonograd - The Ukraine". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Shakhtar - Mega Lada speedwa 2008". YouTube. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Zakutalizowany terminarz Mistrzostw Świata 2011" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ "FIM Press Release" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Speedway competitions will be held in Chervonohrad for Miner's Day". Golossoka. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Historical statement of results 1998-2012". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Soviet Union & Russian Team Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Russian Team Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 12 April 2024.