Stephane-Diagana Athletic Hall

The Stéphane Diagana athletics Hall or Lyon Duchère athletics Hall is an indoor stadium of athletics located in the quarter of fr:La Duchère near the Stadium of La Duchère in Lyon, France. Opened in October 2012 it was inaugurated on 9 November 2012. It is named after the French athlete Stéphane Diagana.

Halle d'athlétisme
Stéphane-Diagana
View of the Hall in May 2015.
Halle d'athlétisme
Stéphane-Diagana
Location within France
Address4 rue Victor-Schœlcher
69009 Lyon, France
Coordinates45.7872°N 4.7958°E / 45.7872; 4.7958
OwnerVille de Lyon
Capacity2000 spectators
Field size120 m × 70 m × 15 m (394 ft × 230 ft × 49 ft)
Surface11,700 m2 (126,000 sq ft)
Construction
OpenedOctober 2012
Inauguration 9 November 2012
Construction cost€25 million
ArchitectChabanne & Partenaires

In 2015, the hall was the reception point of the World Masters Athletics Championships taking place in different places in the city of Lyon and bringing together nearly 800 athletes from 114 different countries.[1]

Construction

The hall was designed by the architectural firm Chabanne & Partenaires and project management was provided by City of Lyon.[2] Manufacturers and service providers were: Ephren Engineering for the structure, Tecsol for solar energy and Terao for high environmental quality.[3] In terms of energy, 69% of energy needs are assured by the use of renewable energy.[4] Building dimensions of 120m by 70m by 15m[5][6][7]

The overall cost was estimated at 12.8 million euros duty-free.[2] With taxes included, the cost was 25 million euros paid by: the city of Lyon (38%), the region Rhône-Alpes (26%), the Grand Lyon (12%), the department Rhône (12%), the National Agency for Urban Renewal (6%) and the national center for the development of sport (6%).[8] In 2006, the budget forecast was announced at around 18 million euros.[9]

Description

The total area is 11,700m2 for a footprint of 7,800m2. The field for athletics itself has a surface 6,400m2 [5][6]

The 60 meters sprint track has eight lanes and the (circular)track of 200 meters has six lanes[5][6] The hall has areas dedicated to Long jump, high jump, Pole vault and shot put[5][6]

Inauguration

The hall was inaugurated on 9 November 2012 in the presence of Stéphane Diagana, the Minister for Sport Valérie Fourneyron, Gérard Collomb as the mayor of Lyons, Jean-Jack Queyranne as President of the Regional Council and Michel Mercier as President of the Rhône department.[10] The athletics meeting organized on this occasion, featured both Renaud Lavillenie and Christophe Lemaitre[10][11]

In January 2012, An elected official of Lyon, Nathalie Perrin-Gilbert, expressed his preference for another name to baptize the sports arena; in this case the Lyon vaulter Pierre Quinon.[12]

Competitions welcomed
  • February 2013 : French University athletics championships.[13]
  • March 2013 : Cadets and Junior France athletics championships.[14]
  • February 2014 : Disabled France Athletics Championships in disabled.[15]
  • January 2015 : Interregional athletics championships.[16]
  • August 2015 : World Masters Athletic Championships.[1]

References
  1. "Lyon 2015" Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, sur gpvlyonduchere.org (consulté le 13 novembre 2015).
  2. "Halle Stéphane-Diagana", sur pss-archi.eu.
  3. "Halle d'athlétisme Stéphane-Diagana" Archived 25 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, sur gpvlyonduchere.org.
  4. "Halle d'athlétisme Stéphane-Diagana à Lyon", sur lecourrierdelarchitecte.com, Le Courrier De L'Architecte, 12 juin 2013.
  5. "Halle d'athlétisme Stéphane-Diagana" Archived 12 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, sur lyon-france.com.
  6. "Halle d'athlétisme Stéphane-Diagana", sur lyon.fr.
  7. "Inauguration réussie de la halle d'athlétisme Stéphane Diagana", sur leprogres.fr, Le Progrès, 10 novembre 2012.
  8. "Halle d'athlétisme Stéphane-Diagana" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, sur ale-lyon.org.
  9. Xavier Thouvenot, "La halle d’athlétisme Diagana offre un nouveau visage à La Duchère" Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, sur metronews.fr, 8 novembre 2012.
  10. "Inauguration de la Halle d'athlétisme Stéphane-Diagana"
  11. "Lyon – Duchère : meeting inaugural de la Halle d'athlétisme Stéphane-Diagana", France 3 Rhône-Alpes, 9 novembre 2012.
  12. "Halle d’athlétisme de la Duchère : Quand Diagana fait débat...", sur lyonmag.com, 17 janvier 2012: " Nathalie Perrin-Gilbert a taclé l'adjoint aux Sports Thierry Braillard pour ce choix.
  13. "Athlétisme – Championnats de France universitaires en salle" Archived 12 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, sur sport-u.com.
  14. "Championnats de France Cadets Juniors à la halle Diagana" Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, sur gpvlyonduchere.org.
  15. "Championnats de France en Salle Athlé Handisport", sur athletisme-handisport.org.
  16. Benjamin Steen, "Lemaitre, juste pour voir", Le Progrès, no  52150 30 janvier 2015 p. 42 (édition Dombes – Côtière de l'Ain).
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