Estadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco y Atletismo
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| Location | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 20°43′38.5″N 103°22′53.5″W / 20.727361°N 103.381528°WCoordinates: 20°43′38.5″N 103°22′53.5″W / 20.727361°N 103.381528°W |
| Capacity |
13,000 (baseball) 8,500 (track and field) |
| Surface | UBU Sports S5 synthetic turf system |
| Construction | |
| Opened | October 19, 2011 |
| Construction cost | $28 million U.S. Dollars |
| Tenants | |
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2011 Pan American Games 2017 World Baseball Classic | |
The Estadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco is a baseball and athletics stadium located in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. It was built for the 2011 Pan American Games at substantial cost.[1][2] It opened in 2011 and received official certification from the International Association of Athletics Federations just days before the start of the Pan American Games.[3] It will have a permanent capacity of 8,000, but will be increased to 15,000 during the games.[2]
It has an eight-lane tartan track as well as an adjoining warm-up track.[3]
During the 2011 Pan American Games it will host the athletics competition. It is sponsored be Telcel, a large Mexican telecommunications company.
After the games it will be used as a concert venue and to host sporting competitions including baseball.[4]
On October 13, 2012 Redfoo and the LMFAO Crew performed at the stadium. September 14, 2014 Charros de jalisco bought stadium
See also
References
- ↑ Reyes, Cristina Sánchez (4 March 2011). "Los colosos de Guadalajara 2011". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- 1 2 Degun, Tom (10 October 2011). "Preparations for Guadalajara Pan American Games completed just in time". Inside the games.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- 1 2 "Certifican al Estadio Panamericano de Atletismo". Informador. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ "Telmex Athletics Stadium". Guadalajara 2011. Terra Networks. Retrieved 17 October 2011.