Prague bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Prague's bid was considered a trial bid to warm up for future Olympic campaigns. Prague's bid came to an end on June 4, 2008, when it failed to make the Candidate city shortlist.
View of Prague
Strahov Stadium, a potential site of the bid.
The Great Strahov Stadium is a stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was built for displays of synchronized gymnastics on a massive scale, with a field three times as long and three times as wide as the standard association football pitch. Its capacity of 250,000 spectators made it larger than any current or former sports stadium, and the second largest sports venue ever.
Great Strahov Stadium as seen from Petřín lookout tower
Great Strahov Stadium from southeast
Interior of the stadium from northeast corner (2006)
Všesokolský slet [cs] in 1932, organized by Sokol