Venues for Paralympic Games

 

Bangor Castle Leisure Centre
(Indoor disciplines and swimming) With satellite venues at Bangor Sportsplex (athletics) Ballyholme Yacht Club (sailing) and Harlequin’s Sports Club (5 and 7-a-side football)
contact: sport(s): facilities:

Stephen Reid
Town Hall
The Castle
Bangor
Co. Down, BT20 4BN

T: +44 (0) 28 9127 8030
E: stephen.reid@northdown.gov.uk

• Paralympic Archery
• Boccia
• Paralympic Cycling (road)
• Goalball
• Paralympic Judo
• Paralympic Powerlifting
• Paralympic Swimming
• Paralympic Table Tennis
• Volleyball (sitting)
• Wheelchair Basketball
• Wheelchair Fencing
• Wheelchair Rugby
• Wheelchair Tennis
• Paralympic Athletics
• Paralympic Sailing
• Football 5-a-side
• Football 7-a-side
  • 2 quality sports halls suitable for indoor disciplines with associated ancillary facilities;
  • 50m pool for swimming disciplines;
  • Access to a water based pitch at the Harlequin’s Sports Club of similar surface to what will be used for the 5-a-side and 7-a-side for London 2012;
  • Access to the 8 lane floodlit synthetic track at Bangor Sportsplex and associated facilities;
  • Access to the sailing facilities at Ballyholme Yacht Club.

 

Queen’s University Belfast Physical Education Centre (PEC) and Sports Grounds
(Indoor disciplines, 5-a-side and 7-a-side football) With satellite venues at Mary Peters Track (athletics) and Ballyholme Yacht Club (sailing) Bangor Castle Leisure Centre (Paralympic swimming)
contact: sport(s): facilities:

Liz McLaughlin
Queen’s Sport

Physical Education Centre

Botanic Park
Belfast, BT9 5EX

T: +44 (0) 28 9038 7662 Ext 224
E: liz.mclaughlin@qub.ac.uk

www.queenssport.com

• Paralympic Archery
• Boccia
• Paralympic Cycling (road)
• Goalball
• Paralympic Judo
• Paralympic Powerlifting
• Paralympic Swimming
• Paralympic Table Tennis
• Volleyball (sitting)
• Wheelchair Basketball
• Wheelchair Fencing
• Wheelchair Rugby
• Wheelchair Tennis
• Paralympic Athletics
• Paralympic Sailing
• Football 5-a-side
• Football 7-a-side
  • 2 quality sports halls suitable for indoor disciplines with associated ancillary facilities;
  • 50m pool for swimming disciplines;
  • Access to a water based pitch at the Harlequin’s Sports Club of similar surface to what will be used for the 5-a-side and 7-a-side for London 2012;
  • Access to the 6 lane floodlit synthetic track at Mary Peters;
  • Access to the proposed 50m pool at Bangor (a 25m pool is on site at the Queen's PE Centre);
  • Access to the sailing facilities at Ballyholme Yacht Club.

 

University of Ulster, Jordanstown
(Indoor disciplines, 5-a-side and 7-a-side football) With satellite venues at Bangor Castle Leisure Centre (swimming) Carrickfergus Yacht Club (sailing) Antrim Stadium (athletics)
contact: sport(s): facilities:

Trish McFarland
University of Ulster
Shore Road
Newtownabbey
Co. Antrim, BT37 0QB

T: +44 (0) 28 9036 6958
E: t.mcfarland@ulster.ac.uk

• Paralympic Archery
• Boccia
• Paralympic Cycling (road)
• Goalball
• Paralympic Judo
• Paralympic Powerlifting
• Paralympic Swimming
• Paralympic Table Tennis
• Volleyball (sitting)
• Wheelchair Basketball
• Wheelchair Fencing
• Wheelchair Rugby
• Wheelchair Tennis
• Paralympic Athletics
• Paralympic Sailing
• Football 5-a-side
• Football 7-a-side
  • 3 quality sports halls suitable for the indoor disciplines with associated ancillary facilities;
  • Water based pitch of similar surface to what will be used for the 5-a-side and 7-a-side for London 2012;
  • Access to 8 lane floodlit synthetic track & associated facilities at Antrim Stadium;
  • Access to the proposed 50m pool at Bangor (a 25m pool is available at Carrickfergus Leisure Centre);
  • Access to sailing facilities at Carrickfergus Yacht Club.
  • The venue has hosted the Ireland Special Olympics (Gymnastics), the Home Nations Cerebral Palsy Soccer Championships, the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Training Camp and the World Dwarf Games 2009.