One-stop-shop for QAS athletes

Work has started on a $9.8 million one-stop-shop for the Queensland Academy of Sport’s (QAS) elite athletes at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC) in Nathan.

The upgrade will deliver a new era for QSAC as a training centre for elite athletes and sports science hub putting in place modern infrastructure for the success of Queensland and Australian athletes. As well as a centre of excellence at QSAC that makes Queensland the place to be for training overseas athletes who also contribute to our economic recovery.

Stage one of the renovations includes converting the indoor court into a very large gym for training the Academy of Sport’s elite athletes in a COVID-safe environment. Large sections of the exterior wall are being demolished for over-sized windows to flood the new gym with natural light. Built into the new gym’s design are lifting platforms for para-athletes.

QSAC’s smaller, existing gym area will become the centre of the Academy’s scientific work with upgraded biomechanical and physiological testing, a blood lab and instrumented running track.

The QSAC upgrade will give athletes preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games the competitive edge to do Queensland proud on the world stage.
QAS Chief Executive Chelsea Warr said the benefits of the refurbished facilities and the expertise of the QAS Performance Support Teams will ensure Queensland remains a sporting powerhouse for national programs to leverage for years to come.

“The refurbishment won’t just benefit our QAS athletes, but also National High-Performance programs which are considering basing in Queensland both pre and post Tokyo,” said Ms Warr.

“QAS will be a one-stop-shop for athletes moving from the gym into our health suites to access physio, medical and dietetic services.

“Our world-class analysts and physiologists will also benefit from the purpose-built facilities and Performance Support Teams will be able to deliver targeted services to our athletes and national programs.”