The superstructures built for racquetball and volleyball on occasion of the Pan Am Games is the subject of a List?n Diario report today. The newspaper says that the racquetball practice facility covers an area of 1,200 square meters and includes eight fully air-conditioned courts, with each court using a five-ton unit. To operate the facility, a power plant of 170 kWh is employed. Randy Stafford, internationally recognized in the racquetball world, was the designer of the facility.
The volleyball installation, with its capacity for 5,030 fans, can be used for various sports and shows. The List?n Diario highlighted the fact that the facility was built to Olympic standards.
Another venue built to Olympic standards is the aquatic center for the Games, which has stands to accommodate 3,000 spectators.
The newly remodeled Velodrome has been upgraded to world-class standard with capacity for a crowd of 3,200. The Velodrome?s had been abandoned shortly after its construction in 1974 for the 12th Central American and Caribbean Sports Games.
Other Olympic standard facilities built for the Games include:
? Tennis stadium ? capacity of 3,800
? Gymnastics pavilion – capacity of 3,625
? Table tennis ? capacity of 1,800
? Weightlifting ? capacity of 1,644
? Hockey on grass ? capacity of 965
? Archery arena ? capacity of 900
? Amphitheater ? capacity of 5,000