Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex
6°15′24.48″N 75°35′24.62″W / 6.2568000°N 75.5901722°W
Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot | |
Location | Medellín, Colombia |
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Operator | INDER Medellin |
Construction | |
Opened | 19 March 1953 |
Renovated | 2010–2011 |
Tenants | |
Atlético Nacional (1953–present) Independiente Medellín (1953–present) |
Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex (officially Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot) is a sports complex located in Medellín, Colombia. The complex includes Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín Sports Coliseum, Luis Alberto Villegas Stadium, and Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium.
Atanasio Girardot Stadium
Medellín Sports Coliseum
Medellin Sports Coliseum is a complex of five sports arenas: the Guillermo Gaviria Correa Coliseum for Martial Arts, the Jorge Valderrama Coliseum for Handball, the Jorge Hugo Giraldo Coliseum for Gymnastics, the Iván de Beodut Coliseum for Basketball, and the Yesid Santos Coliseum for Volleyball.[4] The five gymnasiums were designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti and Plan B Architects. Three coliseums were renovated and two new coliseums were constructed in 18 months and with CO$50 million in preparation for the 2010 South American Games. The coliseum was built with wavy, sloped green roofs, and has an area of 493,000 square feet.
Transport
The complex has its own station on line B of the Medellín Metro, which is named Estadio.
References
- ^ Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022. CONMEBOL. 3 April 2023. p. 74. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011: Technical Report and Statistics" (PDF). fifa.com (in English, French, German, and Spanish). FIFA. 29 July – 20 August 2011.
- ^ "UD Atanasio Girardot | Escenarios Deportivos". www.inder.gov.co (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ^ "Coliseos de Medellín fueron premiados en la Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura". El Colombiano. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.