The Garfield Sobers Gymnasium (or occasionally the "Wildey Gym") is one of the main

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indoor sporting facilities located in the country of

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. Able to accommodate close to 5,000 people, it is situated northeast of the

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within the Sir Gary Sobers Sports Complex. Normally hosting many

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as well as charity

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ing events to the wider Barbadian community, it has also become home to song contests, entertainment shows, basketball, volleyball, and bodybuilding events in addition to badminton contests. "The Gymnasium" is located in the neighbourhood of

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Saint Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

. Also found at the Sir Gary Sobers Sports Complex are tennis courts and an Aquatic Centre. The Wildey Gymnasium was completed in November, 1992. In both 2005 and 2017 it underwent a sponsored refurbishment under grants by the Chinese government. In June 2017 a fire burned on the site located in some debris and refuse outside the main building during renovation construction.Fire outside Wildey Gym
(By JUSTIN MARVILLE), Added 01 June 2017, Barbados Daily Nation Newspaper The Garfield Sobers Sports Complex falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports.

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Wildey Gymnasium
- and the wider Sir Gary Sobers Sports Complex.

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