Independence Park

Sports Complex · Kingston

Rating: 4.5 / 5

The 49-acre Kingston sports complex that anchors Jamaican sport, Independence Park was developed around the 1962 independence celebrations and today contains the National Stadium, the National Arena, the indoor sports centre, an aquatic centre, and a free public running track circled daily by Kingstonians. The complex on Arthur Wint Drive is named for its role in the country's birth as a nation and hosts everything from Olympic trials to school sports days, public concerts, political rallies, and national days of mourning.

Contact Information

Address: Arthur Wint Drive, Kingston

Website: https://www.google.com/search?q=Independence+Park+Sports+Complex+Kingston+Jamaica

About sports in Jamaica

Jamaica is a sporting nation — Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and the world's fastest sprinters all train here. The National Stadium in Kingston hosts track meets and football. Sabina Park is the spiritual home of West Indies cricket. Reggae Boyz football matches pack stadiums. Jamaica is also home to world champion boxers, the bobsled team, and the famous Boys & Girls Champs — the biggest high-school athletics meet on Earth.

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