Luis Puig Palace
Luis Puig Palace (Valencian: Palau Velòdrom Lluís Puig, Spanish: Palacio Velódromo Luis Puig) is an arena in Valencia, Spain. It is primarily used for indoor sports and hosted the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The arena also hosts a 250 metres (270 yd) painted concrete cycling track which played host to the 1992 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It has a capacity of 6,500 people. The arena is named after Luis Puig, a prominent Spanish sports executive who served as President of the Union Cycliste Internationale.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "UCI - History".
External links
- Luis Puig Palace information at FixedGearFever.com
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| Preceded by Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Stuttgart | UCI Track Cycling World Championships Venue 1992 | Succeeded by Vikingskipet Olympic Arena Hamar |
| Preceded by Globen Arena Stockholm | European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by C.D. Jamor Lisbon | European Swimming Championships (SC) Venue 2000 | Succeeded by Wezenberg Antwerp |
| Preceded by Olimpiysky Moscow | IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 2008 | Succeeded by |
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Venues of the World Athletics Indoor Championships
- 1985: Bercy Arena
- 1987: RCA Dome
- 1989: Budapest Sportcsarnok
- 1991: Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo
- 1993: Rogers Centre
- 1995: Palau Sant Jordi
- 1997: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
- 1999: Green Dome Maebashi
- 2001: Pavilhão Atlântico
- 2003: National Indoor Arena
- 2004: László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
- 2006: Moscow Olympic Stadium
- 2008: Luis Puig Palace
- 2010: Aspire Dome
- 2012: Ataköy Athletics Arena
- 2014: Ergo Arena
- 2016: Oregon Convention Center
- 2018: Barclaycard Arena
- 2022: Belgrade Arena
- 2023: Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
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