Estádio Aquático Olímpico

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Estádio Aquático Olímpico
inside view
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place Olympic Park Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
BrazilBrazil
Coordinates 22 ° 58 '50 .7 S , 43 ° 23' 41.7"  W Coordinates: 22 ° 58  '50.7 " S , 43 ° 23' 41.7"  W.
start of building 2014
opening April 8, 2016
costs 38. million US dollars
capacity 14,997 seats
Events

The Estádio Aquático Olímpico was a temporary swimming pool in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park

history

Construction began in 2014 on the site of the former Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet . The inauguration took place on April 8, 2016 in the presence of President Dilma Rousseff .

During the 2016 Summer Olympics , swimming competitions and water polo games were held in the hall . Swimming competitions were also held here as part of the 2016 Summer Paralympics .

After completing the two games, it should be dismantled and reused. As of 2019, however, the swimming pool is still in place and is in ruins.

Web links

Commons : Olympic Aquatics Stadium  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Sustainable Olympic aquatics stadium unveiled ready for Rio 2016 Games | WorldBuild365. August 20, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .