Odyssey Arena
4 lane synthetic track in Belfast, Belfast City · BT3 9QQ
Athletics and running track in Belfast
Odyssey Arena is a 4 lane synthetic track in Belfast, Belfast City. You'll find it at Odyssey, 2 Queen's Quay, Belfast, BT3 9QQ. It has floodlighting, so winter evening sessions are on. Access is restricted, so check with the operator or a resident club before turning up. No club is currently listed as training here. If you know of one, you can add it from this page. Everything on this page, from opening times to facilities, is kept current by runners and coaches who actually use the place, so it reflects what you'll find rather than what a council website said a few years ago.
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Facilities at Odyssey Arena
1x high jump bed
1x pole vault runway
1x long jump pit
None
Full
4002 covered
More about Odyssey Arena
The Odyssey Arena is the showpiece of Northern Ireland's Landmark Millennium Project, Odyssey. The wider complex also holds W5, an interactive science and technology centre, the Sheridan IMAX theatre, and the Sheridan Pavilion with its bars, restaurants, shops and a 12 screen Warner Village Cinemas multiplex. Marshall Haines & Barrow designed the arena, which takes a range of sporting and cultural activities and opened on 2nd December 2000 with an ice hockey match between the Belfast Giants and the Ayr Eagles. This Belfast running track has hydraulic bends, raised for athletics and lowered afterwards, and the rest of the oval is covered over when it isn't needed. Only the 6 lane 60m sprint straight and the internal pole vault and long jump and triple jump runways get rolled up. Mondo Sportflex Super X Classic provides the surface, as on every oval indoor track in the UK, here in a single shade of blue. Capacity runs to 10,000 for non athletic events and drops to 4002 for athletics. First use came on 15-16 February 2003, for the Irish Indoor Champs. General availability for training is highly unlikely. The Odyssey Arena has a website at www.odysseyarena.com, and there's one for the whole complex at www.theodyssey.co.uk.
Common questions about Odyssey Arena
Can anyone use Odyssey Arena?
Access to Odyssey Arena in Belfast is restricted, so check with the operator or a club that trains there before you go.
When is Odyssey Arena open?
Odyssey Arena in Belfast has no public opening times. The note on record says: Not open to the public.
What surface is Odyssey Arena, and how many lanes does it have?
Odyssey Arena in Belfast is a 200m synthetic running track with 4 lanes and a 6 lane straight.
Does Odyssey Arena have floodlights?
Yes. Odyssey Arena in Belfast has floodlighting, so evening sessions are possible through the winter.
Is Odyssey Arena a certified athletics track?
Not as far as we know. The full certificate on file for Odyssey Arena in Belfast expired on 31 December 2008, so treat times run there as unofficial unless the venue confirms a newer one.
What field event facilities does Odyssey Arena have?
Odyssey Arena in Belfast has a high jump bed, a pole vault runway, a long jump pit and a triple jump pit.
Does Odyssey Arena have changing rooms?
Yes. Odyssey Arena in Belfast has full changing facilities.
Where is Odyssey Arena?
Odyssey Arena is at Odyssey, 2 Queen's Quay, Belfast, BT3 9QQ.
What other running tracks are near Odyssey Arena?
The nearest other running tracks to Odyssey Arena in Belfast are St. Mary's Christian Brothers Grammar School Track (3.6 miles), Belfast City Council Mary Peters Track (4.1 miles) and Thievpal Barracks Track in Lisburn (7.6 miles).
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