Mountbatten Centre athletics track, Portsmouth - geograph

The Mountbatten Centre is a

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in Portsmouth, England, which opened in 1979. The "Mountbatten Centre" is located in Hilsea, an area in Portsmouth.

Facilities

*8 lane 50 m pool *12.5 m teaching pool *150 station fitness gym *5-a-side pitches *Eight badminton courts * Basketball courts *Two netball courts * Athletics track *Outdoor cycle velodrome *All weather pitch * Café bar * Squash courts * Dance studio *

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Notable sporting events

The Mountbatten centre has become a known venue in the UK, this is due to popular sporting events taking place there. *Sky Sports Boxing * Robot Wars * Snooker World Seniors Championship 2012 - 2013 * World Cup of Pool 2014 *British Cycling *SER ASA Swimming Championships *Hampshire Open Fencing Tournament

Sports teams

*Portsmouth City Smugglers - Basketball *

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British American Football Team. The Dreadnoughts are named after the famous battleship . The team trains and plays home games on the playing fields in Alexandra Park adjacent to the stadium. * Portsmouth Northsea Swimming Club - Home since the pool at Mountbatten Centre opened in 2009, Portsmouth Northsea has been going since 1929 and has international reputation through the likes of Olympic swimmers

Katy Sexton Katy Sexton, MBE (born 21 July 1981) is a former Olympic swimmer from Great Britain. She became the first British swimmer to win a World Championship title, when she won the Women's 200m Back at the 2003 World Championships. She is twice an ...

, Gemma Spofforth and Paralympic athlete

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References

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