Olympic honour for University’s Sports Centre
The Walsall Campus
Sports Centre has been named as an official training base for the
2012 Olympics.
Walsall Sports Centre was officially announced as a base this
month in a major coup for the University, which will see elite
athletes using its facilities.
It will be included in the Guide for National Olympic
Committees (NOCs) for the Olympic sports of Basketball, Judo and
Taekwondo.
University of Wolverhampton Director of Sport Mike Chamberlain
said: “This is a great honour for us and we look forward to
welcoming sporting stars and helping put the region firmly on the
map for the 2012 Olympics.”
Mr Chamberlain, who is a former international judo star
himself, added: “We are really excited to be selected and were very
optimistic that the high standard of our facilities would help us
make our bid successful. The centre provides judo enthusiasts with
the chance to train in advanced surroundings. We also have
outstanding basketball facilities.”
The Guide will be used by countries organising their training
programmes in the run-up to the Olympics.
