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Markham Pan Am Centre

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

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. The venue also hosted the table tennis competition in the 2015 Parapan American Games. During the Pan Am and Parapan American Games the venue was known as the Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan American Centre. After the 2015 Pan Am Games, the facility continues to be used as a community and competition centre for aquatics, badminton, volleyball, basketball and table tennis for Markham-area residents.

Design

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.

The 50-metre pool was designed to meet FINA international and Olympic competition standards, and includes two movable bulkheads (walls) to section the pool into three zones, and permanent seating for 2,000 spectators. Other features include rooms for dance, yoga, and a two-level fitness centre.

Major competitions hosted

Badminton

Table Tennis

Water Polo

Swimming

Floorball

• World Floorball qualifications, 2014

See also

• Venues of the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games
• York University - future Markham Campus will be located directly on the west side of the Pan Am Centre

References

1. ^ Markham Unveils Markham Pan Am Centre
2. "Pan Am Centre". The official site of the City of Markham. City of Markham. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
3. ^ Markham Pan Am Centre Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
4. TO2015 breaks ground on community-focused Markham Pan Am and Parapan Am Centre Archived 2013-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games Markham Venues" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

External links

• web site of Markham Pan Am Centre
• Toronto 2015 Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre Page
• City of Markham Pan Am Centre page

• Badminton venues
• Buildings and structures in Markham, Ontario
• Water polo venues
• Sport in Markham, Ontario
• Badminton in Canada
• Venues of the 2015 Pan American Games
• Venues of the 2015 Parapan American Games
• 2014 establishments in Ontario
• Sports venues completed in 2014
• Public–private partnership projects in Canada