Western Australian Athletics Stadium
The Western Australian Athletics Stadium is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It is the main facility for the sport of athletics in Perth. It was constructed to replace the ageing Perry Lakes Stadium nearby, which had been in use since the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. The stadium houses the head offices of Athletics Western Australia and is a major facility for athletes with the Western Australian Institute of Sport. The stadium is also used for soccer, with Subiaco AFC playing home games at the stadium from 2014.
Opening
The opening ceremony was conducted on 26 May 2009, by the Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, and included ceremonial activities to acknowledge the Aboriginal traditional owners as well as an inaugural 100m sprint event.Facilities
The stadium incorporates features which honour some of Western Australia's past sporting heroes. These include the Shirley Strickland Grandstand, the Herb Elliott Forecourt and the Wally Foreman Walk.In regard to track events, the stadium provides a nine-lane 400-metre track and two 12-lane 110-metre sprint straights. For field events, there are five jumps pits, four pole vault runways, four shot put circles, two hammer and discus cages and two high jump and javelin sites. The infield provides for soccer and rugby to be played.