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Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Infographic
Investment & Regeneration
1. 1,000,000 sq ft of mixed use commercial development with 65 acre site
2. 30 minutes from Doncaster Sheffield Airport & 10 minutes from Sheffield city centre and train station
3. Over 4,000 new jobs
4 Generating £1.7bn in GVA benefits by 2042
Education & New Skills 1. Oasis Academy Don Valley – 1,200 pupils age 4-16
2. UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park – 600 pupils age 13-19
Richard Caborn has led the development
representatives from 17 countries, including the director of strategic initiatives from the Obama Foundation in the USA, the head of foreign policy in Albania, vice minister for inclusive economic development in Paraguay, and a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister in India. Work on Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is
the Chinese Olympic Committee, the China Institute of Sport Science and the Vereniging Sport en Gemeenten - all keen to learn from Sheffield’s health and wellbeing initiative, and find out how they can replicate the project in their own cities. The Japanese ambassador to the UK also
visited Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park as part of a two-day fact-finding experience ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, and early this year the site hosted a visit from 20 visiting Department for International Trade ambassadors from around the world including Japan, China, India, Europe, and South America. Most recently, Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
hosted a visit from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office International Leaders Programme. The delegation comprised of
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due to complete in 2027. Adopting a collaborative approach between public sector, private sector and academia has been key to delivering the project which is replacing a loss- making 28,000-seater stadium with a 10,000- capacity stadium, 3,000-seater basketball arena, 1,200 capacity school, 600 capacity University Technical College, two research centres, a hotel and 70,000sq ft of offices. “Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is a
completely unique British project in the Sheffield City Region which is attracting interest from all over the world,” says Caborn. “Six years on from London 2012, we’re proud
to demonstrate such a lasting legacy from the Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
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3. New skills - Sport Science, Health Sciences & Computing
4. Sheffield Hallam University – 500 students study part of their course at EISS
Research & Innovation
1. Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre – 70 researchers creating world leading innovations that help people move
2. Research hub for National Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine Sheffield – treating 80,00 people every year
3. Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Research & Innovation Centre – where care, collaboration and creativity collide
Health & Wellbeing
1. English Institute of Sport Sheffield and iceSheffield – world class facilities & training base for Olympians, Paralympians and World Champions
2. 3,000 seater indoor arena – home to Sheffield Sharks Basketball
3. 5,000 capacity stadium – home to Sheffield Eagles Rugby League & Sheffield United Ladies Football
4. 1km & 6km Outdoor City Run Routes – 1 of 16 run routes across Sheffield
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