Percy Perry Stadium, Multi-purpose stadium in Town Centre Park, Coquitlam, Canada
Percy Perry Stadium is a fully lit multi-purpose stadium in Coquitlam, British Columbia, built for the 1991 B.C. Summer Games. Its 400m polyflex synthetic rubberized track is joined by separate areas for long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, hammer, shot put and javelin. Permanent seating was reduced to 1,482 after the 2007-2008 renovations.
Percy Perry Stadium opened in 1991 for the B.C. Summer Games, part of Coquitlam's centennial. It hosted the 1993 Canadian Track and Field Championships and was renamed in 2006 after coach Percy Perry, who died in 2005. A $10 million renovation from spring 2007 replaced the grass with FieldTurf and cut permanent seating to 1,482.
The stadium hosts the British Columbia Highland Games each June, where visitors can watch traditional Scottish sports and live music performances. The event draws people from across the region who come to experience these cultural traditions firsthand.
The stadium is centrally located in Town Centre Park and is easy to reach on foot from downtown. For major events, arrive early to secure a good spot, as the venue can get busy and seating fills quickly during popular competitions.
The stadium's second-ever international match was a Canada–Scotland soccer friendly on 23 March 2007, moved here from Swangard Stadium after weeks of rain turned its natural turf to muck. With one day's notice and poor weather, a sellout crowd of 4,265 saw Canada upset Scotland 3-1 on the new FieldTurf.
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