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A purpose-built $150 million performance centre in Hillsboro, Oregon, is the first facility designed to serve two professional women's teams from different sports.
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Portland's professional women's sports scene just got a serious upgrade. The Portland Fire (WNBA) and Portland Thorns (NWSL) have unveiled a brand-new, purpose-built performance centre in Hillsboro, Oregon - and it's unlike anything the women's game has seen before.
The $150 million facility is the first ever constructed specifically to house two professional women's teams from different sports under one roof. Teams got an early look this week ahead of the official ribbon-cutting on Saturday, as reported by AP.
Spread across 12 acres, the campus boasts two full-sized outdoor pitches, a 17,000-square-foot gymnasium with basketball courts, a weight room, dedicated locker rooms for both squads, and conference facilities.
But it's the finer details that set this place apart. Nursing and changing rooms for players who are parents sit alongside a nursery, a meditation and massage space, a Pilates and yoga studio, and even an underwater treadmill for rehabilitation.
The centre channels a spa-like atmosphere, with input from players including Sophia Wilson and Morgan Weaver shaping the interior finishes. Local artists' work lines the entryway, with rotating exhibitions planned to spotlight the region's creative talent.
The facility is owned and run by Raj Sports, the organisation led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. The duo repurposed a former Nike office complex for the project. Previously, the Thorns trained at Providence Park while the Fire used Portland State University's facilities.
Alex Bhathal described the vision as creating a permanent home for athletes and the wider Portland community - one that sets the benchmark for performance centres to come.
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