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Markham Pan Am Centre

Markham Pan Am Centre
Markham Pan Am Centre (February 2015).JPG
Full name Markham Pan / Parapan American Centre
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

Coordinates: 43°51′06″N 79°18′52″W / 43.851667°N 79.314444°W / 43.851667; -79.314444

The Markham Pan Am Centre is a multi-purpose community and aquatics centre located in the new downtown area of Markham, Ontario, Canada. The facility was designed to host the badminton, table tennis and water polo events for the 2015 Pan American Games, held in nearby Toronto in July and August, 2015. During the Pan Am and Parapan American Games the venue will be known as the Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan American Centre.

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. The building became the first venue to be constructed for the 2015 Pan American Games to have its design unveiled and the official ground breaking for the facility was on October 9, 2012. The facility cost roughly $78 million Canadian dollars to be built 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. The warm-up hall adjacent to the main gymnasium features 3 badminton courts, 1 volleyball and 1 basketball court.


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