Estadio Panamericano de Béisbol
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| Location | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Surface | UBU Sports S5 synthetic turf system |
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| Opened | October 2011 |
| Construction cost | $28 million U.S. Dollars |
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| 2011 Pan American Games | |
The Telmex Athletic Stadium is an athletics stadium located in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. It was built for the 2011 Pan American Games at substantial cost.[1][2] It opened in 2011 and received official certification from the International Association of Athletics Federations just days before the start of the Pan American Games.[3] It will have a permanent capacity of 8,000, but will be increased to 15,000 during the games.[2]
It has an eight-lane tartan track as well as an adjoining warm-up track.[3]
During the 2011 Pan American Games it will host the athletics competition. It is sponsored be Telcel, a large Mexican telecommunications company.
After the games it will be used as a concert venue and to host sporting competitions including baseball.[4]
On October 13, 2012 Redfoo and the LMFAO Crew performed at the stadium. September 14, 2014 Charros de jalisco bought stadium
See also
References
- ^ Reyes, Cristina Sánchez (4 March 2011). "Los colosos de Guadalajara 2011". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ a b Degun, Tom (10 October 2011). "Preparations for Guadalajara Pan American Games completed just in time". Inside the games.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Certifican al Estadio Panamericano de Atletismo". Informador. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Telmex Athletics Stadium". Guadalajara 2011. Terra Networks. Retrieved 17 October 2011.