The Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Club (), located in Nossa Senhora de Fátima,

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, was a

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stadium in

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. Around 120 dogs took part in 16 races five days per week. It had two grandstands, several private boxes and a VIP lounge. It shared the venue with

Lin Fong Sports Centre Lin Fong Sports Centre is a sports complex co-existing with Macau Canidrome. The sports centre incorporated a sports field, swimming pools, and a gymnasium. The natural grass turf is used mostly for football matches. On 12 August 2017, Macau nat ...

, a sport complex.

History

Grey-hounds being paraded before the races in Macau

The Canidrome opened in 1932 but was closed in 1938 due to the

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. It reopened in 1963. On 21 July 2016, the Gaming and Inspection Bureau (DICJ) of Macau, Paulo Martins Chan, met with representatives of the Canidrome. It was later announced that the government presented the greyhound racing facility with an ultimatum: close down or move to another site in two years. The Canidrome closed on 21 July 2018. After negotiations with the track's owner and intense fundraising by an international group of volunteer-run, greyhound adoption organizations led by Anima, 517 greyhounds received veterinary medical care and were shuttled out to be adopted in Europe, North America, Australia, and, for a few, locally in Macau.

Future use

In August 2018, the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) revealed that around two-thirds of the total area would continue to be used for sports activities, including the expansion of the existing Lin Fong Sports Centre, another 20% of the space would host education facilities, it was also revealed that an underground stormwater storage tank would be built below the sports facilities. This was included in the plan so as to mitigate the risk of flooding. There will also be a parking lot with a minimum capacity of 400 parking spaces. However, in July 2019, the ''Macau Daily Times'' found the land plot in a state of neglect and decay.

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History

Future use

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