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The Equestrian Complex was built
for the Games on the fringe of the
Bitza Woodland Park, covering an
area of 45 hectares. A square in front
of the main entrance to the complex
adjoins Balaklava Avenue. Public transport
lines running along the Avenue
connect Bitza Park with the
Kaluzhskaya and Varshavskaya metro
stations, and another metro station,
Kakhovskaya, is located not far away.
The arenas of the Equestrian Complex
and courses in the woodland park
were the site of Olympic equestrian
and modern pentathlon (riding and
cross-country running) events.
In planning the area of the complex,
allowance was made for the
specific character of equestrian sports
which require, on the one hand, that
the stables, veterinary station, and
utility area be as far from the spectators
as possible and, on the other
hand, that optimum provisions be
made for competitions. Thus, the
Equestrian Complex was divided into
three zones: the competition site,
training site, and service and utility
area.
Installations at the competition
site include:
— a stadium for jumping — a jumping
area with an arena of 150x100 m
and stands with 12,000 seats, including
105
stationary stands (sheltered by an
overhang) accommodating 5,000 spectators,
sections for VIPs, officials,
members of the IFs, judges, competitors,
coaches, and the media were
set aside on the stands. Commentator
booths equipped with special communications
and information facilities
The Trade Unions' Equestrian
Complex in Bitsa. General view