Blacktown Olympic Park
Blacktown International Sportspark is a multi-sports venue in Doonside, a suburb in western Sydney, Australia. It includes three baseball diamonds, four softball diamonds, an athletics track and an Australian Rules Football/Cricket ground.
It was constructed for the 2000 Sydney Olympics and hosted all softball events for the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as being the secondary venue for baseball, behind the Sydney Showgrounds. The original stadiums combined hold 8,000 people. Since 2010, it has been used by the AFL's Greater Western Sydney Football Club team as its training and administrative base.
Read more about Blacktown Olympic Park: Baseball Stadium, AFL/Cricket Stadium, Proposed Soccer Stadium
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