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The 1948 Olympic Marathon and the 1923 Stadium feature in the South Korean war film My Way (2011), though the marathon is clearly filmed in Riga, rather than London, and the stadium standing in for Wembley has an anachronistic electronic scoreboard. [74] The stadium also features in the 2001 mockumentary film Mike Bassett: England Manager.
Wembley Stadium during the London 2012 Olympic Games football tournament. The new Wembley was a significant part of the plan for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; the stadium was the site of several games in both the men's and women's football tournaments, with the finals being held there. [72]
The following is a list of stadiums in the United Kingdom with a capacity of 5,000 or more. They are ordered by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally hold. Capacities are standard total capacity, including seats and any standing areas, and excluding any temporary seating.
Corn Exchange, Ipswich - 900 standing, 800 seated. The Aquarium, Lowestoft - 900; Malvern Theatres, Worcestershire - 850; Cambridge Junction - 850; The Coventry Empire. Empire 1 - 800 (Standing) Empire 2 - 180 (Standing) Scala, Kings Cross, London - 800; O2 Academy Islington, Islington, London - 800; Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot - 798
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Only stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included in this list. Stadiums that are defunct or closed, or those that no longer serve as competitive sports venues (such as Great Strahov Stadium , which was the largest in the world and held around 250,000 spectators), are not included.
Among the pavilions and halls designed for the exhibition by John William Simpson, Maxwell Ayrton and Owen Williams was a grand sports arena, the 125,000-capacity British Empire Exhibition Stadium, later to be known as Wembley Stadium. It was built on the site of Watkin's Tower, covering its foundations, and opened in 1923.
Safe Standing Test installation at Parramatta Stadium. Safety is commonly perceived to be the main reason for all-seating. The Taylor Report refers to capacity control, stating that seating allows those in charge to know the exact number of supporters in a particular part of a ground. [31]