The Mayagüez Athletics Stadium is 12,175 capacity

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in Mayagüez,

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opened in 2010. The stadium is owned by City of Mayaguez, and operated by

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. It hosted the

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and

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games of the

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

. The stadium has a soccer field (105 meters x 66 meters) based on the requisites of

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, it will also have a 400-meter track which complies with the parameter of the

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. It is located next to the Isidoro García Baseball Stadium and across the street of the

Parque del Litoral Parque Litoral Israel "Shorty" Castro is a park located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is commonly named "Parque ''del'' Litoral". Features The park was created after the city was selected to host the 2010 Central American and Carib ...

. The first mayor event held at the stadium was the "Justas" of the Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico held between April 12 to 17, 2010. From July 15 to July 17 the stadium was host to the

2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics The 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The event served as classifiers for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and took place from July 15–17, 2011. It was the fourth time P ...

Events

Association football

Gallery

Image:Mayaguez athletic stadium.JPG, Stadium under construction Image:Estadio atletismo mayaguez.JPG, View of Stadium. Image:Mayaguez 2010 track.JPG, View of field

External links

Stadium informationDesigns of stadium

References

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