Sports venues by type

thumb|Narendra Modi Stadium, the current largest stadium by capacity, is designed to allow up to 132,000 people to spectate a [[cricket match.]]

excavation or containment structure filled with water and used for swimming

thumb|Inside a gymnasium in Amsterdam A gym, short for gymnasium (: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term "gymnasion". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational institutions. "Gym" is also the commonly used name for a "fitness centre" or health club, which is often an area for indoor recreation. A "gym" may include or describe adjacent open air areas as well. In Western countries, "gyms" often describe places with indoor or outdoor courts for basketba

rectangular area where association football is played

thumb|Madison Square Garden

venue where the sport of tennis is played

A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement curve.

facility built for racing of animals, vehicles, or athletes

specialized facility designed for firearms practice

Hippodrome is a term sometimes used for public entertainment venues of various types. A modern example is the Hippodrome which opened in London in 1900 "combining circus, hippodrome, and stage performances".

360px|thumbnail|right|Vert ramp with vert, transition, and flat A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, skating, and scooter riding.

venue used for ski jumping

thumb|right|250px|Málaga's bullring lies in the heart of the city. thumb|right|250px|Façade of the oldest bullring in Spain, La Maestranza in [[Seville.]] thumb|right|250px|The Plaza México, which is situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. thumb|250px|The facade of the Arena of Nîmes in [[Nîmes, a converted Roman amphitheatre]] thumb|250px|The Plaza de Toros de Ronda|Plaza de toros de Ronda. thumb|right|250px|The Plaza de toros de Chinchón.

rectangular playing surface, with baskets at each end

building specially designed for indoor horse riding

running tracks found in track and field stadia

flat area of grass that can be used for sports usually being played on grass

grassy ground on which the game of cricket is played

thumb|Fenway Park, home of the [[Boston Red Sox and the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball]]

rink for the purpose of playing ice hockey

ice rink designed for speed skating

structure used for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame

thumb|Boulodrome court in the Luxembourg Garden, Paris A boulodrome is a venue designed for training and competitions involving ball and skittle games (such as pétanque, boule lyonnaise, boule bretonne, jeu provençal, and others). For pétanque, the dimensions of a boulodrome must be multiples of 15.00 m in length and 4.00 m in width (for example: 60.00 m × 20.00 m). In addition, there must be 1.00 m between courts, both lengthwise and widthwise, resulting in a total of 65.00 m in length (3.00 m between the four courts and 2.00 m at the edges) and 26.00 m in width.

playing surface in field hockey

facility for the sport of bowling

thumb|Side view of a snowpipethumb|Front view of a Snowpipe