Crystal Palace National Sports Centre

The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London is a large sports centre and athletics track. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, on the site of the former Crystal Palace. It is part of the English Institute for Sport.

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Crystal Palace - London - Sports - Athletics - 1964 - Crystal Palace - English Institute for Sport

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The centre is currently under the control of Sport England but has been managed by Bromley Council since April 2004.

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Sport England - Bromley Council - April 2004

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The athletics stadium has a capacity of 15,500, which can be increased to 20,000 with temporary seating. It has hosted international athletics meetings and is the home of an annual event on the athletics Grand Prix circuit. The complex also hosts London's only 50m swimming pool. However both the athletics stadium and the acquatics centre will be superseded as London's main facilities for their sports by the Olympic Stadium and the Aquatics Centre which will be constructed in Stratford in East London for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Swimming - Olympic Stadium - Aquatics Centre - Stratford - East London - 2012 Summer Olympics

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