VELODROME NAMED AS POSSIBLE OLYMPIC VENUE

Newport’s National Velodrome has been named in a prestigious list of potential training venues for the 2012 Olympic Games. The London 2012 Training Camps Guide was launched at the velodrome and features 31 sites in Wales. National Olympic and Paralympic committees from different countries will decide where they will base their teams as the Games approach. This news builds on Newport’s growing reputation as a sporting city with international-standard facilities.

As one of only two such facilities in the UK, the velodrome has helped cultivate the talents of Olympians Nicole Cooke and Julian Winn and World Champion track cyclist, Geraint Thomas, proving itself a worthy inclusion in the guide book. The arena boasts a 250m cycling track, indoor sports arena, sports science facilities and a 4m-wide closed road circuit to the exterior.