Markham Pan Am Centre
43°51′18″N 79°18′32″W / 43.85513°N 79.30902°W
Full name | Markham Pan / Parapan American Centre |
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Location | 16 Main Street Unionville, Markham, Ontario |
Owner | City of Markham |
Capacity | 2,000 (Badminton and Table Tennis) 2,000 (Water polo) |
Construction | |
Built | 2012-2014 |
Opened | November 23, 2014 |
Tenants | |
2015 Pan American Games 2015 Parapan American Games |
The Markham Pan Am Centre is a multi-purpose
, Canada.The facility was designed to host the
for Markham-area residents.Design
The 13,657 square metre (147,000 sq. foot) multipurpose centre comprises three gymnasiums for training, competition and community use as well as a 10-lane, 50-metre Olympic-size swimming pool.[3] The building became the first venue to be constructed for the 2015 Pan American Games to have its design unveiled[1] and the official ground breaking for the facility was on October 9, 2012.[4] The facility cost roughly $78 million Canadian dollars to be built[5] and had its official opening on November 23, 2014.
The building's triple gymnasium features 12 badminton courts, 6 volleyball, 2 basketball courts, and a 12.5-metre-high (41 ft.) ceiling that meets international BWF and FIVB requirements for height in badminton and volleyball.[3] The warm-up hall adjacent to the main gymnasium features 3 badminton courts, 1 volleyball and 1 basketball court.
The 50-metre pool was designed to meet
Major competitions hosted
Badminton
Year | Date | Event | Level |
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2014 | October 13-19 | 2014 Pan Am Badminton Championships | International |
2015 | July 11-16 | 2015 Pan American Games - Badminton competition | International |
2017 | July 21-28 | 2017 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships | International |
2018 | November 5-18 | 2018 BWF World Junior Championships | International |
Table Tennis
Year | Date | Event | Level |
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2015 | July 19-25 | 2015 Pan American Games - Table tennis competition | International |
2015 | August 7-15 | 2015 Parapan American Games | International |
2016 | April 8-10 | ITTF North America Olympic Qualification Tournament | Continental |
2017 | October 27-29 | 2017 ITTF Women's World Cup | International |
Water Polo
Year | Date | Event | Level |
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2015 | January 28 - February 1 | UANA Cup - FINA World Championships Qualifier | International |
2015 | July 7-15 | 2015 Pan American Games - Water polo competition | International |
Swimming
Year | Date | Event | Level |
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2016 | April 1-3 | 2016 Ontario Provincial Masters Swimming Championships | Provincial |
Floorball
- World Floorball qualifications, 2014
See also
- Venues of the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games
- York University - future Markham Campus will be located directly on the west side of the Pan Am Centre
References
- ^ a b c Markham Unveils Markham Pan Am Centre
- ^ "Pan Am Centre". The official site of the City of Markham. City of Markham. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ a b Markham Pan Am Centre Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ TO2015 breaks ground on community-focused Markham Pan Am and Parapan Am Centre Archived 2013-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games Markham Venues" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-23.