Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, Athletic stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre is a stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, Australia, with a synthetic Rekortan running track and a covered grandstand for around 5,000 spectators. Next to the main arena, a separate warm-up area provides additional space for training in various disciplines.
The centre was built in 1994 and served as the main warm-up venue for athletes competing at the 2000 Olympic Games. An underground tunnel connects it directly to the nearby Stadium Australia.
Since 1994 the centre has regularly hosted the Australian Athletics Championships, making it a recurring stage for the country's national track and field titles. It also held the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics, when young athletes from many countries competed here.
The centre sits within Sydney Olympic Park and is linked to Stadium Australia by a tunnel, so it can be reached on foot from the Olympic Park transport hub. Since 1994 it has frequently hosted the Australian Athletics Championships, so check whether a meet is scheduled before planning a visit.
A tunnel links the warm-up track directly to Stadium Australia, so athletes at the 2000 Olympic Games could move between the two without going outdoors. The venue has also hosted the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics and has been a frequent host of the Australian Athletics Championships since 1994.
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