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2008 Ibero-American Championships
The 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (''Spanish: XIII Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo''), was an athletics (sport), athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Tierra de Campeones in Iquique, Chile from June 13 to the 15th. A total of forty-four events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. Iquique was selected as the host city for the event, in May 2006, at the Iberoamerican Athletics Confederation Congress (''Congreso de la Confederación Iberoamericana de Atletismo''). A running track was installed at the stadium specifically for the competition. No championship records were set at an edition which has hampered by cold, windy whether in the Chilean city. Six national records in athletics, national records were broken at the competition,Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-06-16)Brazil takes Ibero-American Championships in Chile – Final Day IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-03. however, including a Chilean records in athletics, Chilean record t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iquique
Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. It has a population of 191,468 according to the 2017 census. It is also the main commune of Greater Iquique. The city developed during the heyday of the saltpetre mining in the Atacama Desert in the 19th century. Once a Peruvian city with a large Chilean population, it was conquered by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879–1883). Today it is one of only two free ports of Chile, the other one being Punta Arenas, in the country's far south. History Although the city was founded in the 16th century, there is evidence of habitation in the area by the Chango people as early as 7,000 BC. During colonial times, Iquique was part of the Viceroyalty of Peru as much of South America was at the time, and remained part of Peruvian territory until the end of the 19th century. Iq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
