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Royal opening of Medway Park
The Princess Royal officially opened Medway Park in
Gillingham.
Her Royal Highness unveiled a commemorative plaque during a visit on Thursday, 28
July 2011 to mark the transformation of the sports
facility into a state-of-the-art regional centre
of excellence.
Princess Anne, who competed at the 1976 Olympics and serves as
President of the British Olympic Association, also took in the
opening events of the European Modern Pentathlon Championships, a
qualifying event for the 2012 Olympic Games.
The top eight finishers in the men’s and women’s competitions –
which will see Europe's top athletes go head to head in shooting,
fencing, swimming, riding and running - will earn a place in London
next year.
Medway Park was formerly known as the Black Lion centre, before
receiving an £11million makeover. The renovated venue now boasts a
new 12-court multi-use sports hall, an eight-lane athletics track
and a gym. The centre is set to be used as a pre-Games training
camp for the Senegal Olympic Squad and the Barbados Paralympic
squad.
Visit the Medway Park website to find out
more about sports you can take part in - regardless of ability -
from aerobics to zumba.
Find out more about the build up to London 2012.
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