Wembley Stadium

Japanese: ウェンブレー競技場 - うぇんぶれーきょうぎじょう
Wembley Stadium

...By the time the first Olympic Games (Athens) were held in 1896, the grandstands had grown to a capacity of 66,000. Famous modern-day large stadiums include Wembley Stadium in London (capacity 126,000), the Los Angeles Coliseum (105,000), and Luzhniki Stadium (formerly Lenin Central Stadium, 103,000). By comparison, the seating capacity of Kasumigaoka Stadium (National Stadium), the main venue for the Tokyo Olympics, is approximately 50,000.

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to "Wembley Stadium" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この観覧席は1896年の第1回オリンピック競技大会(アテネ)が開催される頃になると,6万6000座席を有する規模となっていた。現在の大規模な競技場としてはロンドンのウェンブレー競技場(収容能力12万6000人),ロサンゼルス・コロシアム(10万5000人),ルーズニキ競技場(旧レーニン中央スタジアム,10万3000人)などが有名である。ちなみに東京オリンピックの主会場となった霞ヶ丘陸上競技場(国立競技場)の座席数はおよそ5万席である。…

※「ウェンブレー競技場」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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