Linford Christie Stadium
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The Linford Christie Stadium is an athletics stadium in west London
, England. It is used by one of the United Kingdom
's leading athletics clubs, the Thames Valley Harriers
. It is also used by one of the United Kingdom's leading hockey teams PHC Chiswick as well as London Nigerian RFC.
The venue first opened as the West London Stadium in 1967. It initially had a cinder track, which was upgraded to synthetic in 1973. Since 1993 it has been named after one of the club's most famous athletes, Olympic
100 metres
gold medallist Linford Christie
. There is a covered indoor straight. The venue was redeveloped between 2004 and 2006, when additional facilities for sports including football, rugby and hockey were installed. The work was funded by London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
, the Football Foundation
, Chelsea Football Club and Barclays Bank. Chelsea players John Terry
and Shaun Wright-Phillips
attended the re-opening.
London
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, England. It is used by one of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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's leading athletics clubs, the Thames Valley Harriers
Thames Valley Harriers
Thames Valley Harriers is an athletics club based in West London, England. It was founded in 1887 and is based at the Linford Christie Stadium, which is named after Olympic 100 metres gold medallist Linford Christie. The club competes at all levels in senior and junior road racing, cross country,...
. It is also used by one of the United Kingdom's leading hockey teams PHC Chiswick as well as London Nigerian RFC.
The venue first opened as the West London Stadium in 1967. It initially had a cinder track, which was upgraded to synthetic in 1973. Since 1993 it has been named after one of the club's most famous athletes, Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
gold medallist Linford Christie
Linford Christie
Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games...
. There is a covered indoor straight. The venue was redeveloped between 2004 and 2006, when additional facilities for sports including football, rugby and hockey were installed. The work was funded by London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Traversed by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices in the borough....
, the Football Foundation
Football Foundation
The Football Foundation is the United Kingdom’s largest sports charity, investing £40m into communities each year thanks to money provided by its funding partners the Premier League, The FA and the Government...
, Chelsea Football Club and Barclays Bank. Chelsea players John Terry
John Terry
John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...
and Shaun Wright-Phillips
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips...
attended the re-opening.