The Linford Christie Stadium is an athletics stadium in

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, England. Linford Christie stadium

The venue first opened as the West London Stadium in 1967. It initially had a cinder running track, which was upgraded to a synthetic surface in 1973. In 1993 the stadium was renamed after Olympic

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gold medallist

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, who often trained at the venue with the Thames Valley Harriers. The stadium was redeveloped further between 2004 and 2006, when additional facilities for sports including football, rugby and hockey were installed. The work was funded by

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, the Football Foundation,

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and Barclays. Chelsea players

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and Shaun Wright-Phillips attended the re-opening. The video for " So Many Roads" by Example was filmed here in 2007.

References

External links

UK Running Track Directory page
Athletics venues in London Sport in Hammersmith and Fulham Sports venues completed in 1967 1967 establishments in England {{London-sports-venue-stub