Coliseo El Pueblo (English: ''Coliseum of the People'') is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Cali,
Colombia. Opened in 1971 for the
1971 Pan American Games *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
, the capacity of the arena was, before it became a 12,000-capacity all-seater, 18,000.
It was designed by Colombian architect Pedro Enrique Richardson from the Richardson and Yusti studio (together with Libia Yusti). The calculation of structures was carried out by Harold Arzayuz.
Events
On 2 September 1977, Colombian boxer José Cervantes (
Kid Pambele's brother) out-pointed future world champion
Jorge Luján of
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
in one of the few
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
matches held here.
The arena has hosted some world championships of indoor sports, most notably the
1982 FIBA World Championship[9-й чемпионат мира по баскетболу. 15-29 августа 1982 года. Кали (Колумбия). 13 команд-участниц.](_blank)
/ref> and the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the eighth FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Colombia from 10 September ...
.
It is also used for concerts, with the likes of Santana, Jowell & Randy
Jowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Muñoz (born March 3, 1982) and Randy Ortiz (born July 16, 1983). The duo have been active since the early-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton. They have ...
, Ñejo & Dalmata
Ñejo & Dálmata, also known as Ñejo y Dálmata, are a reggaeton duo from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ñejo was born June 20, 1975 & Dálmata was born February 27, 1979. They had worked together in collaborations with other reggaeton artists before th ...
, Yomo and Eloy, among others, having performed here.
See also
* Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño
References
External links
Sports venues completed in 1971
Indoor arenas in Colombia
Buildings and structures in Cali
Basketball venues in Colombia
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