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Paralympic training guide
28/05/2008
Eleven Scottish venues will appear in the London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide for Paralympic sports, it was announced today.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) revealed the list of sporting facilities throughout the UK that will feature in the Guide.
It follows on from the publication of a similar handbook of facilities for Olympic sports in March.
This Guide, which will be published in Beijing, lists high quality sports facilities which are capable of hosting visiting teams or individual athletes wishing to prepare to take part in the London 2012 Paralymic Games.
The 11 successful Scottish venues are:
- Denwood Target Shooting Centre, Aberdeen
- Grangemouth Stadium and National Indoor Athletics Academy
- sportscotland National Centre, Cumbrae
- sportscotland National Centre, Inverclyde
- The Scottish National Equestrian Centre, Oatridge, West Lothian
- Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh
- Scotstoun Leisure Centre, Glasgow
- Scottish Sailing Institute, Largs
- University of Stirling
- Wishaw Sports Centre
- JudoScotland's National Judo Academy, Ratho
Sports Minister Stewart Maxwell said:
"I am pleased that a large number of the Scottish facilities which applied have made it into the Paralympic Guide.
"Paralympic athletes from all over the world will receive a warm welcome when they vist Scotland - we have great facilities, friendly people and world class scenery."
The facilities have been assessed with a strong focus on standards of accessibility and accommodation, plus the commitment of the facilities to co-operate with National Paralympic Committees (NPCs).
Those facilities selected are either capable of hosting a wide variety of sports or have been chosen as a Centre of Excellence with a specialism in hosting a particular a specific sport such as Paralympic Athletics,
LOCOG has a training camp financial award scheme which can offer up to £25,000, subject to certain criteria, to help attract National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) to base themselves in the UK.