 The stadium in 2012 (photo by Marvin Storr) | |
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| Full name | Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium |
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| Location | Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas |
| Owner | Bahamas Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture |
| Capacity | 15,023 (expandable to 23,000) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1981 |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Renovated | 2005 for the CAC Championship 2014 for the IAAF World Relays |
| Expanded | February 23, 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| Bahamas national football team College of the Bahamas Bahamas Bowl (2014–present) | |
Thomas Robinson Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The largest stadium in the country, it is currently used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium currently has a capacity of 15,000 people, but has the ability to be expanded to hold 23,000 people.[1] The stadium is also the home of the NCAA Division I College Football (American football) bowl game the Bahamas Bowl.
The stadium is named after Thomas A. "Tom" Robinson, a former track and field star who represented The Bahamas at several Olympic Games.[2][3]
- ^ http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/bis-news-updates/National_Stadium_will_provide_economic_opportunities_for_The_Bahamas_printer.shtml ... capacity to be expanded to accommodate 23,000 seats
- ^ http://www.jonesbahamas.com/news/123/ARTICLE/20122/2009-07-24.html[permanent dead link] ...the Track and Field stadium in Nassau was named in his honour.
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=52345.html ...The stadium in Nassau was named after him in 1981