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Old Trafford

KEY FACTS

Name: Old Trafford

Location: Old Trafford, Trafford, Greater Manchester

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About Old Trafford at Trafford, Greater Manchester

Old Trafford is a football stadium in Old Trafford and is the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 76,000, Old Trafford is the second-largest football stadium in England. The ground has frequently hosted major domestic and international cup matches as a neutral venue. Football legend Bobby Charlton once nicknamed it as the ‘Theatre of Dreams’. After the Games the venue will continue to host Manchester United matches.

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recordbreakers (2012)

Athletics (Men's 50km Race Walk)

RussiaSergey Kirdyapkin3:35:59 (OR)

Athletics (Men's 50km Race Walk)

IndiaBasanta Bahadur Rana3:56:48 (NR)

Athletics (Men's 800m)

KenyaDavid Lekuta Rudisha 1:40.91 (WR)

Athletics (Women's 4 x 100m Relay)

United StatesTianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter 40.82 (WR)

Athletics (Women's Hammer Throw)

RussiaTatyana Lysenko78.18 (OR)

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