Yamada Green Dome Maebashi

Yamada Green Dome Maebashi (ヤマダグリーンドーム前橋, Yamada Gurīn Dōmu Maebashi) is an arena in Maebashi, Japan. With a capacity of 8,000, it is primarily used for indoor sports. One of its primary functions is as a velodrome - when it is known as Maebashi Velodrome (前橋競輪場, Maebashi Keirinjyō) - holding parimutuel Keirin races throughout the year.

Yamada Green Dome Maebashi
Maebashi Velodrome
Yamada Green Dome Maebashi
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Yamada Green Dome Maebashi
Yamada Green Dome Maebashi (Japan)
Former namesMaebashi Velodrome
LocationMaebashi Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates36°23′51.40″N 139°03′28″E
OwnerMaebashi city
OperatorGreen Dome Maebashi Foundation
Capacity12,596
Concert: 20,000
Track and field, Cycling: 7,584
Construction
OpenedMay 1990
Main contractorsShimizu Corporation
Tenants
Gunma Crane Thunders (2012–2016)
1990 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Keirin

Some of the international sports meets held in the past include the 1990 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships. It is the former home arena of the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.

Professional Keirin

Satellite view

The Dome's velodrome oval is 335 meters in circumference. A typical keirin race of 2,035 meters consists of six laps around the course.

Green Dome Maebashi is one of only two indoor locations in Japan that offer professional keirin races - the other venue is Kokura Velodrome at the Kitakyushu Media Dome.

Maebashi's keirin identification number for betting purposes is 22# (22 sharp).

Naming rights

Takasaki-based Yamada Denki purchased the naming rights in 2014,[1]

References

Media related to Green Dome Maebashi at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by
Tête d'Or (Georges Prévéral) Velodrome
Lyon
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue

1990
Succeeded by
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
Stuttgart
Preceded by
Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Paris
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics
Venue

1999
Succeeded by
Pavilhão Atlântico
Lisbon
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