Gateshead International Stadium is amulti-purpose,all-seater venue inGateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, built in 1955. The largest stadium in theMetropolitan Borough of Gateshead, it has a history of use for athletics events, sports, and musical performances. Gateshead Harriers Athletic Club (which includesJonathan Edwards) have used the site since 1956. At the 1974 "Gateshead Games",Brendan Foster broke the world record in the men's3,000 metres. It has since hosted theBritish Grand Prix (2003–2010) and theEuropean Athletics Team Championships in 1989, 2000 and 2013. Five world records have been set at the stadium, including two by pole vaulterYelena Isinbayeva and a tied100 metres record byAsafa Powell in 2006. It has been used byGateshead F.C. and its predecessors since 1973. The stadium was home to therugby league clubGateshead Thunder during their spell in theSuper League, and the replacementGateshead Thunder club played home games in the main arena until 2015. (Full article...)
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Pardachirus marmoratus is a species offlatfish in the true sole familySoleidae, native to the western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to Sri Lanka and along the east coast of Africa to Durban. It is found in shallow, coastal waters where the seabed consists of sand or mud, often near coral reefs, and feeds mainly onbenthic invertebrates. The body is highly compressed, convex on the eyed side and flat on the blind side. Its colour is frequently whitish, pale brown to pale grey with a scattering of irregular dark brown ring shape markings and many dark brown spots on the head, body, and fins.Pardachirus marmoratus's colour provides camouflage when it rests on sandy or pebbled seafloors. This camouflagedP. marmoratus individual was photographed in the Indian Ocean nearZanzibar. Photograph credit:Diego Delso Recently featured: |
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