| Nagano Sports Park | |
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 Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano Sports Park in April 2019 | |
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| Location | Nagano, Nagano, Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°39′39″N 138°13′55″E / 36.66071°N 138.23208°E |
| Area | 22.2 ha (55 acres) |
| Created | 1966 |
| Operated by | Shinko Sports[1] |
| Public transit access | Asahi Station, Kita-Nagano Station |
| Website | https://www.aqua-wing.jp (in Japanese) |
Nagano Sports Park (長野運動公園, (Nagano undou kouen)) is a park located in the Yoshida area of the city of Nagano, Nagano, Japan, approximately 5 km northeast of Nagano Station. The facilities are owned by Nagano Prefecture and by the Nagano municipal government.[2]
The park hosted events during the 1998 Winter Olympics[3] and the 1998 Winter Paralympics. The Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon begins at Nagano Sports Park.[4] The Aqua Wing Arena located within the Sports Park will be an international pre-training camp for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
Nagano Sports Park should not be confused with the Minami Nagano Sports Park, located approximately 8 km south of Nagano Station in the Shinonoi area of the city, where the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1998 Winter Olympics were held.
- ^ "ニュース". 長野運動公園総合運動場. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "長野県の都市公園 (Nagano Prefecture's Municipal Parks)". Nagano Prefecture. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Hanazawa, Nahomi (1999). The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (ed.). Official Report of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, Vol. 1: Planning and Support (PDF). Translated by Norman Kong. Nagano (Japan): NAOC. p. 38. ISBN 4784098259.
- ^ "2019 Race Information". 21st Nagano Marathon. Nagao Marathon. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Nagano Sports Park Public Pool". Tokyo 2020 Pre-Games Training Camps Online Guide. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 9 June 2019.