Meadowbank Stadium is a multi-purpose sports facility located in the Meadowbank area of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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18 Facts About Meadowbank Stadium
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The Meadowbank complex hosted Leith Athletic, which played on the Meadowbank 3G artificial pitch adjacent to the main stadium since 2013.
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Meadowbank Stadium was used for rugby union as the home venue of Edinburgh Rugby between 2002 and 2004.
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Meadowbank Stadium was built for the 1970 Commonwealth Games, at a cost of £2.
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The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held at Meadowbank Stadium, which became the first venue to host the Commonwealth Games twice.
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Meadowbank Stadium once had its own railway station which was built for the 1986 Commonwealth Games.
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Meadowbank Stadium was used as a 25,000 capacity concert venue during T on the Fringe, an annual music festival.
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Meadowbank Stadium housed both a 10metre airgun range and a 50metre indoor range for smallbore rifle shooting in the 1970s and 1980s.
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The new Meadowbank Stadium plans do not include facilities for target sports despite Edinburgh athlete Seonaid McIntosh having earned one of TeamGB's first quota places to the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Meadowbank Stadium velodrome was home to the East of Scotland regional track cycling academy.
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Meadowbank Stadium was used for many boxing events, Hall 1 was the location for fighters including Alex Arthur, Ricky Burns etc.
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Meadowbank Stadium was used in November 2014 to host the Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships.
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Meadowbank Stadium was the venue for the European Juggling Convention in 1998.
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X-Factor winner Leon Jackson, who was campaigning to save Meadowbank Stadium, played at its annual fireworks display on 5 November 2008.
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The proposals to sell Meadowbank Stadium were put on hold in 2009, after a decline in Edinburgh land prices.
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Three options for redeveloping Meadowbank Stadium were put forward for consideration by Edinburgh Council in December 2013.
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Meadowbank Stadium was closed for the redevelopment works in December 2017, and the new facilities were due to open in the spring of 2020.
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