The Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre is a BMX

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facility at Centennial Park in the

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district of

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, Canada, that hosted BMX Cycling at the

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. During the games the venue included temporary seating for 2,000 spectators.

Description

Prior to its development, the site was an empty grass area next Centennial Park's baseball diamonds at the corner of Eglinton Avenue West and Centennial Park Road. The BMX facility cost to build and features a track in a closed loop design consisting of four straightaways, three banked turns, and multiple jumps. The track includes two start ramps; an starting platform for professional and international competitions and a platform for youths and beginners.http://www.toronto2015.org/venue/centennial-park-bmx-centre The facility was originally supposed to be built at

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but was moved to Centennial Park for unknown reasons. The move faced opposition from city councillor

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who said "We want people to come with their families

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and be able to sit down and have a picnic. We want to be able to walk around the place without getting hit by a baseball or run over by a bike. And that's the way the place should be."Pan Am bike course survives challenge
/ref> Upon the completion of the games, the facility was opened for public use. The facility is open from dawn to dusk daily, from May 1 to October 31, and is maintained by the City of Toronto.

Major competitions hosted

References

External links

City of Toronto – Centennial Park Pan Am BMX CentreToronto 2015 – Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre
{{Sport venues in Toronto Sports venues in Toronto Etobicoke Sports venues completed in 2015 Venues of the 2015 Pan American Games BMX tracks 2015 establishments in Ontario

Description

Major competitions hosted

See also

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