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The natural environment in the
area of this sports complex is favourable
for the physical education, sports
and recreation of Muscovites. The
complex includes a Canoeing and
Rowing Basin, archery fields, the Velodrome,
and a cycling circuit.
The Molodezhnaya Metro Station,
nearest to the complex, is connected
to it by bus. The river crafts run from
the centre of the city.
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Canoeing and Rowing Basin
The first part of the Basin was
completed in 1973 for the European
Rowing Championships and was
praised by experts. The second part
was constructed in 1979 for the finals
of the VII USSR Summer Spartakiade.
The Olympic canoeing and rowing
competitions were held there.
The Basin is filled with water flowing
by gravity from the back of the
Karamyshevskaya weir on the Moskva
River. It is drained when winter arrives,
which improves the conditions
for its use. The Basin is 2.3 km long
and 3.5 m deep. The water table of the
main channel is 125 m wide. A return
channel 75 m wide was made, parallel
to the main one, to be used for
training and for the boats to proceed
to the starting line. This was the first
such return channel in international
sports construction practice.
The main channel is divided into
eight lanes, 13.5 m wide for rowing
The Sports Complex in
Krylatskoye. General view