The Tait McKenzie Centre is an athletic facility located in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, Ontario, Canada at
York University
York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...
. The building is named for
R. Tait McKenzie, a renowned sculptor, doctor, soldier, physical educator, and athlete.
The building was based on the overall campus design concept in the 1960s under the joint venture UPACE (with
John B. Parkin Associates,
Shore and Moffat and Partners,
Gordon S. Adamson and Associates).
[ The facility consists of 45 cardio machines, four gymnasiums and a swimming pool, among other amenities.
The York University ]badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...
, basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
, volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
, swimming
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and water polo
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teams use this facility as their venue. The facility hosted the basketball and volleyball competition of the 2017 North American Indigenous Games
The 2017 North American Indigenous Games were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 16 to 23. The event featured 5,000 athletes aged 13 to 19 in 14 sports.
Bidding process
The 2017 North American Indigenous Games bidding process began on January ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Indoor arenas in Ontario
Sports venues in Toronto
York University buildings
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