Kirani James Athletic Stadium

{{Short description|Stadium in Grenada}}

{{Infobox venue

| name = Kirani James Athletic Stadium

| image = Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Nov 2016.jpg

| caption = A view of the stadium

| former names = Grenada National Stadium

| capacity = 8,000

| architect = China State Construction Engineering

| tenants = Grenada national football team

| location = St. George's, Grenada

}}

Grenada National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in St. George's, Grenada. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 8,000 people.{{Cite web|title=Jamaica Observer Limited|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Grenada-s-new-athletic-stadium-to-be-named-after-Kirani-James%26template%3DMobileArticle|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Jamaica Observer|archive-date=2022-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408163940/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Grenada-s-new-athletic-stadium-to-be-named-after-Kirani-James%26template%3DMobileArticle|url-status=dead}}

It was renamed to Kirani James Athletic Stadium in April 2017, in honour of the first Olympic medallist of Grenada, Kirani James.{{cite web|title=Grenada: Centre of the Athletic World|url=http://www.nowgrenada.com/2017/04/grenada-centre-athletic-world/|website=NOW Grenada|access-date=18 June 2017|date=7 April 2017}}

Uses

The stadium hosted six games in the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.{{Cite web|date=2016-01-21|title=CONCACAF U17 Women's Championship Draw Completed|url=https://soccerstl.net/2016/01/21/concacaf-u17-womens-championship-draw-completed/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Soccer STL|language=en-US}}

It is home to the Grenada national football team.

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