2011/2012 Year In Review - Blacktown International Sportspark
2011/2012 Year In Review - Blacktown International Sportspark
2011/2012 Year In Review - Blacktown International Sportspark
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12<br />
<strong>Blacktown</strong> <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />
<strong>Sportspark</strong>’s Athletics<br />
Centre is one of the most<br />
popular Athletics venues<br />
in Western Sydney with<br />
over 174,982 competitors<br />
and spectators utilising<br />
the venue for carnivals,<br />
training and community<br />
events. This is a 29%<br />
increase on visitation to<br />
the Athletics Centre.<br />
BLACKTOWN INTERNATIONAL SPORTSPARK<br />
ATHLETICS<br />
From March to September each<br />
year the Athletics Centre plays<br />
host to Primary and<br />
Secondary School, Zone,<br />
Regional & State Athletics<br />
Carnivals for public, private<br />
and catholic schools across<br />
the region.<br />
<strong>In</strong> <strong>2011</strong>/12 the venue was<br />
booked to capacity for Athletics<br />
Carnivals hosting:<br />
• 75 Primary & Secondary<br />
School Carnival<br />
• 17 Zone Carnivals<br />
• 2 Regional Carnivals<br />
• 1 State Carnival<br />
Athletics NSW & Little<br />
Athletics NSW continue to<br />
utilise the <strong>Sportspark</strong>’s facilities<br />
for many of their state, regional<br />
and zone competitions.<br />
Little Athletics West Met Zone<br />
and Region 2 Athletics<br />
Carnivals are a regular fixture<br />
each February with the events<br />
attracting over 3000 spectators<br />
and competitors to the two<br />
day events.<br />
Athletics NSW Club<br />
Championship and<br />
NSW Combined Events<br />
Championship have also<br />
returned to the <strong>Sportspark</strong><br />
during the summer<br />
athletics season.<br />
<strong>Blacktown</strong> Little Athletics<br />
Club completed their first<br />
season at the <strong>Sportspark</strong> with<br />
500 junior athletes converging<br />
on the track every Friday night<br />
from September to March<br />
during the <strong>2011</strong>/12 Little<br />
Athletics Season.<br />
Athletics NSW/Little Athletics<br />
NSW Development Office has<br />
implemented new<br />
competitions at the venue<br />
including Greater Western<br />
Sydney Summer Series and<br />
Little Athletics NSW Coaching<br />
clinics over the past 12 months.
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