Friday 18th October 2019 is the kick off of the 2019 Africa Netball Championship at the Velodrome Arena.
The Techtonic Velodrome is a 250-meter, multi-purpose indoor velodrome located in Bellville (about 25 kilometers outside of the centre of Cape Town), South Africa it was build in 1997 and Opened 1997. It’s the Venue that is hosting the Africa Netball championship 2019.
The velodrome was initially developed for the South African Olympic Bid, this venue hosted the World Cycling Federation Championships in 1999. The project was completed in 9 months from inception.
The Velodrome features an acoustically treated soffit lining for purposes of hosting music and other entertainment events.
The Velodrome was designed as a phased development with seating capacity on completion of up to 6000 seats (existing seats currently are 2500 and Event Organizers can provide the balance to bring it up to 6000 seats) or standing capacity is 7800.
Phase 1 is complete and various designs exist as well as development proposals for the surrounding property to support the functions of the Velodrome.
The venue has served as Cape Town’s main concert venue for the last ten years and has now been replaced by the Cape Town Stadium. Its maximum capacity for cycling competition would range from 5-8,000.
On September 5, 2007, WWE’s RAW SummerSlam Tour took place with over 7000 fans in attendance.
The velodrome hosted the 2007 UCI “B” World Championship in June 2007.
It was also the venue for the 2008 UCI Junior World Championships, which was awarded to the city of Cape Town.
It was also the home of the Organised Chaos LAN Party, South Africa’s biggest monthly gaming event.
Organized Chaos moved to a different venue after the commencing of The Galleria Development early in 2012, but still make use of the Bellville Velodrome for large events from time to time.
