The Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC for short) is the facility which was used to host

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events during the

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and 2000 Summer Paralympics. The centre is located 45 kilometres from Sydney's business district and the harbour at Saxony Road,

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. Construction began in 1997, was finished in 1999 and it successfully hosted Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events in 2000.

Olympics & Paralympics

The events for the

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were held from 16 September to 1 October, while the

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events were held between 18 and 29 October.

Post Olympics Usage

As with other Sydney Olympic facilities, the centre has continued to be used, upgraded & maintained after the Games. The Centre continues to host equestrian and other sporting events and remains an international standard equestrian sports facility. There are 10 km of trails, steeple chase tracks and cross country courses, large indoor & outdoor arenas with spectator seating, accommodation, administration buildings, conference rooms and horse stabling.

References

2000 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 1. p. 388.

External links

Official Website
Sports venues in Sydney Venues of the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrian venues Sports venues completed in 1999 Buildings and structures in Sydney Indoor arenas in Australia Equestrian sports in Australia 1999 establishments in Australia {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub