Stade Sébastien Charléty
sports complex and stadium in Paris
Stade Sébastien-Charléty (French pronunciation: [stad sebastjɛ̃ ʃaʁleti]; lit. 'Stadium of Sébastien Charléty'), also known as Stade Charléty or Charléty, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Comprising a running track and a football field, the stadium is a 20,000-seat state-owned venue used for numerous sports and events. It is the current home ground of the rugby union team of Paris Université Club, who operate the venue. Football teams Paris 13 Atletico and Paris FC (women) also play at the stadium. It is also home to the House of French Sport, with the offices of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee and the French Athletics Federation.
History
The stadium opened in 1938 and was designed by French architect Bernard Zehrfuss. In May 1968, Charléty made the news for a nonsporting event: on 27 May, the meeting of the Union Nationale des Étudiants de France, one of the most important of the protests of that month, took place, attracting between 30,000 and 50,000 people. The crowd, led by Pierre Mendès-France and Michel Rocard, shouted "Ce n'est qu'un début, continuons le combat!" ("This is only the beginning; let's keep up the fight!").
The stadium has hosted many matches during various Rugby League World Cups, and was the home of Paris Saint Germain Rugby League for the 1996 and 1997 seasons of Super League. The stadium has an athletic track that hosted the 1994 and 2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final and the 2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.
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