Challenge Stadium

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Challenge Stadium
Location	Mount Claremont, Perth
Opened	1986
Owner	N/A
Former names	Perth Superdrome
Tenants	Western Australian Institute of Sport Perth Wildcats (NBL) (1987-present) Perth Orioles (CBT) (1997-2007) West Coast Fever (ANZ Championship) (2008-present)
Capacity	Basketball: 4,500

Challenge Stadium is a sports complex in the suburb of Mount Claremont, west of Perth, Western Australia. It was opened in 1986 and is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport. It is currently the home venue of the Perth Wildcats basketball team and West Coast Fever netball team. The main indoor arena holds 4,500 people (over 5000 with standing room). The complex was previously known as the Perth Superdrome.

The complex features an Olympic-standard aquatic centre, a gym, an adventure training course, two arenas, and several basketball courts, as well as cafés, childcare centres, a sports store, accommodations, and a museum. Regular exhibitions and Expos are hosted throughout the year as well as many national and international sporting events such as the FINA Swimming Championships.

Every year in January for a week, a Christian youth conference called Planetshakers is held here; it draws over 5000 youth from across Western Australia.