Velodrome To Be Named After History-Maker Chris Hoy
GLASGOW, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) - Chris Hoy, who won his third gold at Beijing
on Tuesday to equal a 100-year-old British Olympic record, is to have a new
national cycling stadium named after him.
The velodrome, which is being built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, will
be named in recognition of his Olympic achievements, a Glasgow City Council
official said on Tuesday.
“Chris’s performances at the Beijing Olympics were simply outstanding and
he deserves every recognition,” council leader Steven Purcell said.
“I can think of no better way of marking his historic success than by
naming Scotland’s only world-class track cycling facility after him.
“With luck he will continue his sporting domination before a home crowd in
2014, with his name on the walls of the velodrome.”
Hoy now has five Olympic medals - four gold, one silver - dating back to
the Sydney Games in 2000.
The velodrome to be built in the east end of the city will have 4,000 seats
during the games, reducing to 2,500 afterward.
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