The National Center of High Performance Athletics (known as Ce.N.A.R.D. for its initials in Spanish: ''Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo'') is the sports complex where most

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sportspeople (especially

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) who compete internationally are trained. The CeNARD is located at 1050 Crisólogo Larralde Avenue, in the Núñez district of

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, Argentina. The area where it is located, facing the

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, was the site of the Carl Diem Gymnasium from 1954 until 1960, and the CeNARD was built between 1973 and 1980. The establishment occupies an approximated land area of .Sports Secretariat: structure
The center also houses the Argentine Sports Secretariat and a gymnasium with a

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for 2,000 spectators. The smaller Humberto Selvetti Gymnasium hosts amateur

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competitions, and the center also houses numerous

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courts,

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and

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venues, indoor arenas, an olympic-sized swimming pool and a fully equipped medical center. It was the main sports site of the 2006 South American Games and one venue of the

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Sports venues in Buenos Aires Buildings and structures completed in 1980 Badminton venues Venues of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic futsal venues {{Argentina-sports-venue-stub

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