Track and Field 
Competition Venue
The 2008 Pacific School Games Track & Field competition will be conducted at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) track & field facility at the AIS sporting precinct in the inner Canberra suburb of Bruce.
The venue provides the following competition facilities:
- 400 metres x 8 lane mondo track
- two dedicated high jump areas
- four long jump/triple jump pits
- two discus/hammer throw cages
- two pole vault run ways
- two javelin run ways
- three dedicated shot putt areas
- electronic timing and photo finish
The venue will be the main training facility for the Australian Track & Field team prior to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. All throwing and jumping areas are located within the field and provide excellent viewing from the covered grandstand with seating for approximately 700 spectators. The sloped grassed areas on either side of the grandstand also provide excellent viewing to all areas of the field.
The 2008 PSG Swimming competition will also be conducted at the AIS in the swimming complex situated some 300 metres from the track & field facility and the five courts at the AIS Basketball and Netball Centre for the Basketball competition are also nearby. The National Hockey Centre, the venue for the 2008 PSG Hockey competition, is a five minute drive or a 20 minute walk from the AIS. The Diving venue is situated in the city centre precinct a 10-15 minute drive from the AIS.
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Last updated on: 9 October 2008
