National Sports Centre (Isle of Man)
| Location | Groves Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man |
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| Coordinates | 54°09′08″N 4°30′09″W / 54.152357°N 4.502549°WCoordinates: 54°09′08″N 4°30′09″W / 54.152357°N 4.502549°W |
| Owner | Department of Tourism and Leisure of the Isle of Man Government |
| Operator | Manx Sport & Recreation |
| Capacity | 500 (stadium) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1991 |
The National Sports Centre (also known as NSC) in Douglas Isle of Man is a large multi-sports centre and athletics stadium. The NSC is owned by the Department of Tourism and Leisure of the Isle of Man Government and operated by the Manx Sport & Recreation.
The NSC is built on the site of the former Belle Vue and King George V Park with phase one being opened in 1991. The centre is Quest Accredited (the UK Quality Scheme for Sport and Leisure) and has maintained its highly commended status since it was first awarded in December 2001. The 2001 Island Games was held on the Isle of Man with the NSC being used for some of the sports and the closing ceremony.
In August 2007 the NSC won the runner-up award in the European City of Sport competition after a visit of assessors from the European Capitals of Sport Association.
The centre hosts the annual Manx Youth Games. The opening ceremony is held in the athletics stadium and there are twelve different sports staged throughout the venues in the centre with teams from all over the island. The centre also hosts the annual Manx Gateway Games, with the ninth games being held in July 2008.
In 2009 the Isle of Man Institute of Sport will move into a new purpose-built facility at the athletics stadium in the NSC.
The NSC is one of the venues for the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games which is to be staged on the Isle of Man. The athletics stadium will stage the opening ceremony on 8 September 2011 as well as all the athletics events. The Swimming pool will stage the swimming events and the main Sports Hall will stage badminton with seating for 1,000 spectators.
In March 2008 the NSC was announced as one of 73 venues earmarked as possible training venues in North West England for the 2012 Summer Olympics, with the NSC listed for Road cycling, Mountain biking, Handball and Shooting.
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