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Sir
Ignatius
Kilage
Stadium
is
a
multi-purpose
stadium
located
in
Lae,
Papua
New
Guinea.
It
is
named
after
Sir
Ignatius
Kilage,
a
prominent
Papua
New
Guinean
athlete
who
represented
his
country
in
the
1964
Summer
Olympics
in
Tokyo,
Japan.
The
stadium
was
built
in
1982
and
has
a
seating
capacity
of
around
15,000.
It
is
the
home
stadium
for
the
Lae
City
FC
football
club,
which
competes
in
the
Papua
New
Guinea
National
Soccer
League.
The
stadium
has
also
been
used
for
other
sporting
events,
such
as
rugby
league,
athletics,
and
cricket.
In
addition
to
sporting
events,
the
stadium
has
also
been
used
for
cultural
and
political
events.
It
was
the
venue
for
the
opening
ceremony
of
the
1996
South
Pacific
Games,
and
has
hosted
political
rallies
and
other
large
gatherings.
The
Sir
Ignatius
Kilage
Stadium
has
been
an
important
venue
for
sporting
and
cultural
events
in
Papua
New
Guinea,
and
has
played
a
significant
role
in
the
development
of
sports
in
the
country.
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