By Gelila Adamu<\/p>\n
Addis Ababa (AMECO)<\/em>\u2014 Kasanchis is taking on a new identity with the opening of Addis Sport Park, a 5.7-hectare sports and recreation complex in the heart of Addis Ababa.<\/strong><\/p>\n Inaugurated in April 2026, the park combines athletic facilities, green spaces, and community amenities into a major new destination for residents and visitors.<\/p>\n The development features an 800-meter professional running track, an Olympic-standard swimming pool alongside youth pools, and professional facilities for football, basketball, tennis, and handball. The complex also offers sand-based pitches alongside indoor and outdoor fitness and wellness facilities.<\/p>\n Beyond athletics, Addis Sport Park serves as a central gathering hub. Key amenities include a public plaza with a 3,000-person capacity, 105 retail shops, and a two-level underground parking facility accommodating over 300 vehicles.<\/p>\n The park also celebrates Ethiopia’s sporting heritage with 15 statues honoring the nation’s Olympic gold medalists.<\/p>\n For young people, the facility provides a safe environment to practice sports, build skills, and compete. Families and neighborhood residents can also use the space for daily recreation, exercise, and community events.<\/p>\n The transformation aligns with broader citywide efforts to expand accessible sports and recreational infrastructure across Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n Once an area with limited public recreational space, Kasanchis now anchors a premier sports hub designed to promote active living, nurture talent, and build community. Addis Sport Park is more than a athletic facility\u2014it marks the evolving face of Kasanchis and introduces a major new landmark to the capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Gelila Adamu Addis Ababa (AMECO)\u2014 Kasanchis is taking on a new identity with the opening of Addis Sport Park, a 5.7-hectare sports and recreation complex in the heart of Addis Ababa. Inaugurated in April 2026, the park combines athletic facilities, green spaces, and community amenities into a major new destination for residents and visitors. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[493,11],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[993,742,53,803,614],"class_list":["post-2413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-sport","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2416,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2413\/revisions\/2416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2413"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}