No further details have been released about additional changes.īefore Birmingham 2022 took place trial sports events tested the tracks including the UK Midlands Army Athletics Championships and the Diamond League. Now in order to make the venue fit for public use again, the temporary overlay will be removed leaving the stadium with 18,000 seats after its 30,000 seat capacity built for the games. Read more: 'Four lads in jeans' to be 'immortalised' with New Street statue where famous meme was born Locals and athletes alike gave the stadium the thumbs up, even Olympic legend Sir Brendan Foster labelled it 'the best in the country' before redevelopment even began. Major reconstruction by contractors McLaughlin & Harvey included the seating capacity increased to 30,000, a new blue warm up track and 1,400 tonnes of steelwork.
It was only a year ago athletes were visiting a construction site in hard hats as the revamped stadium took shape According to Birmingham City Council tenancy still lies with Birmingham 2022, but the timetable for the venue's sports events will be announced soon.īuilt in the heart of Perry Barr and undergoing a colossal £72 million makeover, Alexander Stadium hosted the Commonwealth Games athletics, opening and closing ceremonies. Alexander Stadium will open again following its massively successful hosting of the Commonwealth Games, however exact dates are still unknown.
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