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Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion

Hengelo, Italy

Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion

Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfɑni ˈblɑŋkərs ˈkun ˌstaːdijɔn]) is a multi-use stadium in Hengelo, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for athletics meets, especially the annual Fanny Blankers-Koen Games, and also was the venue for the European Athletics Junior Championship

s in July 2007. It holds more than 8,000 people and is named after the Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen. The stadium was originally known as Stadion Veldwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstaːdijɔɱ ˈvɛltʋɛik]), but changed to its current name in 1982.

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