National Indoor Athletics Centre
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The National Indoor Athletics Centre is an indoor track and field athletics sports venue in the Cyncoed
area of Cardiff
, capital of Wales
. It is sited on the Cardiff Metropolitan University Campus and is one of the main facilities used by Welsh Athletics
, which organises the Cardiff branch of the Athletics Development Centre at the National Indoor Athletics Centre.
The track facilities include:
A centre of sporting excellence opened at the site in January 2011 by First Minister Carwyn Jones
and Wales football manager Gary Speed
. The Sport and Exercise Medicine Centre provides elite facilities for students, athletes and the wider public.
There are sports medicine and physiotherapy professionals located on-site with services available not only to performance level athletes, but also the general public. The sports medicine practitioners can work with athletes and players to identify potential injury risk and therefore work to prevent injuries from occurring. The centre also boasts renowned sports psychologists, offering a range of individual or group sessions to help athletes enhance performance.
Cyncoed
Cyncoed is a community in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. Located in the north east of the city, Cyncoed is one of the most affluent suburbs of Cardiff, and of Wales in general. It has some of the highest property prices in Wales...
area of Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, capital of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is sited on the Cardiff Metropolitan University Campus and is one of the main facilities used by Welsh Athletics
Welsh Athletics
Welsh Athletics is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Wales.The current limited company, set up in 2007, replaced the former Athletic Association of Wales...
, which organises the Cardiff branch of the Athletics Development Centre at the National Indoor Athletics Centre.
The track facilities include:
- 200m, 4 lane banked track
- 60m, 8 lane straight track
- 120m, 6 lane straight track which finishes outside the main arena
A centre of sporting excellence opened at the site in January 2011 by First Minister Carwyn Jones
Carwyn Jones
Carwyn Howell Jones is a Welsh politician and the First Minister of Wales. The third official to lead the Welsh Government, Jones has been Assembly Member for Bridgend since 1999. In the coalition government of Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru, he was appointed Counsel General for Wales and Leader of...
and Wales football manager Gary Speed
Gary Speed
Gary Andrew Speed, MBE was a Welsh football player and manager. He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and he remains the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall, having appeared 85 times at senior level between...
. The Sport and Exercise Medicine Centre provides elite facilities for students, athletes and the wider public.
There are sports medicine and physiotherapy professionals located on-site with services available not only to performance level athletes, but also the general public. The sports medicine practitioners can work with athletes and players to identify potential injury risk and therefore work to prevent injuries from occurring. The centre also boasts renowned sports psychologists, offering a range of individual or group sessions to help athletes enhance performance.