Tag: Rio de Janeiro

OLYMPIC TENNIS CENTRE

• Architect; Blac Arquitetura
• Year completed; 2015/2016
• Capacity; Centre Court: 10.000 seats / Court 1: 5.000 temporary seats / Court 2: 3.000 temporary seats / Court 3-9: 7×250 temporary seats
• Olympic Sports; Tennis
• Paralympic Sports; Wheelchair Tennis (Centre Court, Court 2-9) / Football 5-a-side (Court 1)
• Legacy; Part of the Olympic Training Centre

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SAMBÓDROMO

• Architect; Oscar Niemeyer
• Year completed; 1984
• Type; Existing, upgraded in 2012
• Capacity; Marathon: 18.000 seats / Archery: 1.800 seats
• Olympic Sports; Athletics (marathon) + Archery
• Paralympic Sports; Archery
• Legacy; Permanent parade ground

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OLYMPIC AQUATICS STADIUM

• Year completed; 2016
• Type; New and temporary
• Capacity; 18.000 seats
• Olympic Sports; Swimming + Water Polo
• Paralympic Sports; Swimming
• Legacy; Dismantled and used for the construction of two aquatics centres. One with a covered 50m pool and capacity for 6.000 people, the other with a 50m pool with capacity for 3.000 people.