Sydney Olympic Park is a 640-hectare site located at the heart of Sydney Homebush Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It was built for the 2000 Olympics and continues to be used for sporting and cultural events, including the Sydney Royal Easter Show. It is served by the Olympic Park railway line and station. Sydney Olympic Park is operated by the Sydney Olympic Park Authority. The site was previously intended (pre-Olympic bid) for a massive urban renewal project of the Homebush Bay area, of which the renewal masterplan was altered to accommodate venues for the 2000 Olympics. Events Currently there are nearly 1800 events which are held at the park every year, including the Sydney Royal Easter Show, National Rugby League and Australian Rugby League games at Telstra Stadium, and athletics and swimming events. It has hosted the Big Day Out music festival and has been the venue for free, open air performances as part of the Sydney Festival. The site is also scheduled to host the XXIII World Youth Day in July 2008. Facilities (Sydney 2000 Olympics venues) Telstra Stadium (capacity 110,000 at time of Olympics, now 83,500) Sydney SuperDome Sydney RAS Showgrounds - Home of Sydney's Royal Easter Show Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre — "State Hockey Centre". Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre Sydney Olympic Park Sports Halls Non-Olympic facilities Sydney Olympic Park Golf Centre Sydney Olympic Park Mountain X - Mountain Biking Monster Skate Park Commonwealth Bank Complex (Stage 1 under construction) Accommodation Novotel and Hotel Ibis, Sydney Olympic Park (321 Rooms) 5 Star Sofitel hotel under construction Transport Olympic Park Railway Station Sydney Olympic Park Ferry Wharf (End of Hill Rd) Bussing & Coach Setdown/Pickup Parklands Bicentennial Park - 40 Hectares of Parkland, opened in 1988 to celebrate Australia's Bicentenary 425 Hectares of Parkland, throughout the Olympic Park site Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Olympic_Park"