Leevale dream comes to fruition with opening of High Performance Centre

A long-term vision has finally become a reality for the impressive Cork athletics club.

Before a gathering of dignitaries and present and former stars, the Leevale Athletic Club High Performance Centre on Farranlea Road was officially opened on Saturday by seven of the club’s Olympians and Paralympians.

In what must be one of the few such centres anywhere to be entirely funded from a club’s own resources, it has a main hall of Mondo surface which is temperature and climate-controlled and incorporates a sprints and hurdles straight and also comes with a fully-equipped free weights gym.