22/04/2015
The Green Point Athletics Stadium is now a world-class facility which has met the technical standards set by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
We have invested R85 million in the upgrades to this stadium, which is now the premium athletics facility in the Cape metropole.
It has a state-of-the-art cobalt blue tartan track and seating capacity for 4 500 spectators, accommodating 1 000 more spectators than it did before.
This stadium is now available for a range of athletics events, from school athletics days to national athletics competitions.
The scale and quality of this stadium will mean that learners will be able to perform on the same track as Olympic athletes.
The young girls and boys who are dreaming of becoming the next global athletics icon now have the opportunity to make that dream a reality.
We will also be bringing those global icons to Cape Town.
Since our athletes will have a world-class facility, we have given them what we can to ensure that they grow into world-class athletes.
We have also ensured that the new facility has been designed to accommodate people with disabilities, guaranteeing that no one is excluded from accessing the stadium.
I would personally like to encourage residents to come forward and make use of the stadium.
This athletics stadium belongs to the people.
The return on the investment that we have made will only be visible if people make use of the opportunity that we have created.
We look forward to the loud cheers and to many records being broken right here.
I would also like to appeal to the community to assist us in preserving this asset.
24/04/2013