English Institute of Sport

• EIS (English Institute of Sport):

  • built on a site in LDV where terraced houses once stood
  • cost £24 million to build
  • opened in 2003
  • facility for various sports (e.g. athletics, boxing, netball...)
  • in 2009 - hosted sports events - brought in £2.3 million to Sheffield
• EIS encourages local people to become more active

  Creates sporting greats (e.g. Jessica Ennis-Hill)