English Institute of Sport - Sheffield
- English Institute of Sport - Sheffield
The English Institute of Sport is a multi-sport facility in Sheffield, England. It was opened in December 2003 at a cost of £24 million. Its main feature is a 200 m indoor track but it also hosts several other sporting arenas as well as extensive medical facilities. It is in the Lower Don Valley between the Sheffield Arena and Don Valley Stadium.
The facility is the training venue of choice for a number of sports including: Athletics; Basketball; Boxing; Fencing; Judo; Netball; Table Tennis; Volleyball. There are a number of clubs which meet at the venue such as:
Athletics - City of Sheffield Athletic Club young athletes;
Basketball - Sheffield Sharks, City of Sheffield Arrows and Sheffield Sabres;
Boxing - ;
Fencing - Sheffield Sword Club;
Judo - ;
Netball - Concorde Netball Club, England Netball;
Table Tennis - ;
Volleyball - England Volleyball;
External links
* [http://www.eis-sheffield.co.uk Official Site]
* [http://www.sheffieldathletics.co.uk City of Sheffield AC website]
* [http://www.englandbasketball.com England Basketball website]
* [http://www.abae.co.uk Amateur Boxing Association of England website]
* [http://www.sheffieldswordclub.co.uk Sheffield Sword Club website]
* [http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/index.php England Netball website]
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