Medellín Sports Coliseum (known in Spanish simply as the Coliseums () or the Sport Coliseums (), is a complex of five sports arenas located in

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, Colombia: the

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Coliseum for Martial Arts, the Jorge Valderrama Coliseum for Handball, the Jorge Hugo Giraldo Coliseum for Gymnastics, the

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for Basketball, and the Yesid Santos Coliseum for Volleyball. It is part of the larger

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. The five

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nasiums were designed by

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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 IX South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') was a multi-sport event held between 19 and 30 March 2010 in Medellín, Colombia. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organi ...

. The design has a wavy sloped green roofline and an area of 493,000 square feet.

History

The sports complex was completed in 18 months for the

. In 2008, two years before the tournament, Medellín held an international design competition, in which was proposed the building of two new venues for gymnastics and martial arts for the

, and the renovation of the Iván de Beodut Coliseum, in which are held basketball, volleyball and

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events. The winning design featured a semi-open construction that interconnected the four sports arenas.

Design

The coliseums are arranged along a north–south axis. The walls of the coliseums are perforated, allowing a natural breeze to pass through the arenas and saving money on air conditioning. The largest coliseum has a capacity of 9,000. In 2012, the design was one of two structures in Colombia honored by the 8th Ibero-American Architecture and Urban Design Biennial, an initiative that honors the best architectural projects in

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, and

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Iván de Beodut Coliseum

Iván de Beodut Coliseum, (Coliseo Cubierto Iván de Bedout in Spanish), also known as Coliseo Cubierto Mayor, is an indoor sporting arena built in 1955 and included in the Medellín Sports Coliseum since 2009. The capacity of the arena is for 6,000 people and is primarily used for

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. The arena hosted the

competitions for the

. The coliseum is one of the three venues chosen for the

2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the eighth FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Colombia from 10 Septembe ...

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History

Design

Iván de Beodut Coliseum

See also

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