Olympic Youth Arena / Vigliecca & Associados

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Category: Gymnasium
  • Olympic And Paralympic Modalities: Women's Basketball, Modern Pentathlon Fencing and Wheelchair Fencing
  • Main Dimensions: 106 m x 87 m x 20 m in height; largest internal span: 66.5m; interior height: 17.75 m
  • Capacity: 5000 seats
  • Permanent Seats: 2000
  • Temporary Seats: 3000
  • City: Rio de Janeiro
  • Country: Brazil
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© Leonardo Finotti

Text description provided by the architects. Along with the Radical Park, the Youth Arena will be one of the greatest 2016 RIO Legacies. Both integrate Deodoro Olympic Park, a project by the Brazilian architecture office Vigliecca & Associados. During the games, it will stage the Women’s Basketball competitions, Modern Pentathlon Fencing and Wheelchair Fencing. Once a legacy, it will be used as an education and training center for athletes.

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Cite: "Olympic Youth Arena / Vigliecca & Associados" [Arena da Juventude / Vigliecca & Associados] 12 May 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/787298/olympic-youth-arena-vigliecca-and-associados> ISSN 0719-8884

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