books.google.de - In ancient Greece, the term stadium was defined as a footrace over a distance 192 m. This distance measurement was then later used as a description for the competition facility. Nowadays a stadium is considered a total competitive sporting complex with field, oval-shaping running track, shot put, javelin...http://books.google.de/books/about/Stadium_design.html?hl=de&id=YBtNAAAAYAAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareStadium design
