Powderhall Stadium, Sports stadium in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Powderhall Stadium was an athletics venue on Beaverhall Road in the Powderhall area of Edinburgh. It had a running track, spectator stands, and facilities used mainly for professional sprint competitions.
The stadium opened in 1870 and was designed from the start around professional foot racing, taking cues from similar venues in England. It was demolished in 1995 to make way for housing.
The venue was best known for the Powderhall Sprint, a professional foot race held every New Year's Day that drew crowds from across Scotland. For many people in Edinburgh, attending the sprint was a regular part of how the new year began.
The stadium no longer exists, having been torn down in 1995, and the site is now a residential area. Visitors interested in its history can walk along Beaverhall Road, where the grounds once stood.
Eric Liddell, who won Olympic gold in the 400 meters at the 1924 Paris Games, trained at Powderhall during the 1920s. His story later became the basis for the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.
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