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Gaddafi
Stadium is a Test cricket ground in Lahore. Designed
by Pakistani architect Nayyar Ali Dada, it was
completed in 1959 and is one of the biggest cricket
stadiums in Asia. After its renovation for the 1996
Cricket World Cup, the stadium had a capacity of
over 60,000 spectators for high-profile matches or
events. Nearby is an athletics stadium, a basketball
pitch, the Al Hamra, open-air hall similar in design
to the coliseum, and the world's largest field
hockey stadium, Another Cricket Ground and
HEadquarters of Pakistan Cricket Board, all based in
the city's Sports complex. In the same vicinity lie
headquarters of the Pakistan Football Federation, as
well as the multi-sport Punjab Stadium.
Lahore
is home to Pakistan Premier League giants WAPDA FC,
alongside Pakistan Railways FC, and Wohaib FC.
The
Lahore Marathon is part of an annual package of six
international marathons being sponsored by Standard
Chartered Bank across Asia, Africa, and the Middle
East. The Lahore race carries prize money of
approximately US$100,000. More than 20,000 athletes
from Pakistan and all over the world participate in
this event. It was first held on January 30, 2005,
and again on January 29, 2006. More than 22,000
people participated in the 2006 race. The third
marathon was held on January 14, 2007.
Plans exist to
build Pakistan's first sports city in Lahore, on the
bank of the river Ravi.
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