Don Valley Stadium as the centre-piece of a £147 million construction programme needed to provide the necessary sports and cultural facilities to enable the city to host the 1991 Summer Universiade. Jan Železný threw in the javelin on 29 August 1993 (which was a world record at the time) and infamously nearly hit the TV commentators who were interviewing close to the start/finish line. There were plans to use the stadium in a Sheffield bid for the 2002 Commonwealth Games (which eventually went to Manchester) and also to use it as a potential joint ground for the city's two football teams. In both
Valley Greyhound Stadium 410 yards in circumference consisting of race distances of 310, 515 and 720 yards. The principal race held at the track is the Glamorgan Cup. In 2011 the stadium underwent a renovation including an indoor stand with seating and viewing areas and racing takes place on Thursday and Saturday evenings. It is one of only five independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) tracks remaining today. Valley Greyhound Stadium The Valley Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing stadium in Twyn Road, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales. The track known as Valley is on Twyn Road sandwiched between the Caerphilly Road and A469