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| location = Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio Km. 7.5 Benito Juárez, Cancún, Q.R. 77565 |
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| Location | Blvd. Luis Donaldo Colosio Km. 7.5 Benito Juárez, Cancún, Q.R. 77565 |
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| Coordinates | 21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W / 21.03667°N 86.87694°W |
| Owner | Benito Juarez Municipality |
| Operator | Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
| Capacity | Basketball: 5800 Concerts: 6000 |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 23, 2008 |
| Opened | May 1, 2009[1] |
| Construction cost | $98 million [2] |
| Architect | Roberto Arpón[3] |
| Project manager | Arpón Bureau |
| Structural engineer | Roberto Arpón |
| Services engineer | Roberto Arpón |
| General contractor | Maiz-Mier |
| Tenants | |
| Pioneros de Quintana Roo (LNBP) | |
El Poliforum Benito Juarez, a 5,800-seat indoor arena in Cancun, Quintana Roo, was built in just 128 days in 2008. It was built as the home of the Pioneros de Quintana Roo basketball team. The arena was built of reinforced concrete in order to withstand hurricanes that may come through the Yucatán Peninsula. It can also serve a shelter in case of a natural disaster.
In addition to serving as home of the Pioneros and as a shelter for natural disasters, the Poliforum is also used for concerts, other sporting events, and other special events. It is also unusual in that its center-hung scoreboard does not include video screens, a must for most new arenas in the 21st century. There are 2,200 permanent seats. The arena cost 98 million pesos to build.
The arena can seat up to 6,000 for concerts.
History
The Poliforum Benito Juarez was a dream come true.[4]
Its lighting equipment was installed especially for the transmission of large-scale TV
It has all the comforts of a gymnasium and one of its qualities is equipped with four dressing rooms for the teams participating in any tournament.[5]
First International Sporting Event
In 2009 came the first international sporting event in its history with the completion of the American Basketball Championship with the participation of Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico
From 5 to 9 August, the Central American tournament averaged 5,000 spectators a day in the regular season and sold out during the finals, where the end Mexico was crowned champion after beating area selection in Belize.[6]
Governor's Cup
In addition to international championships endorsed by FIBA Americas, the Quintana Roo Pioneers club has also organized tournaments like the cup "Governor" Basketball in the Poliforum Benito Juarez and which comply with its third edition.
The Governor's Cup gathers eight U.S. universities affiliated to the NCAA and is held from 22 to 25 December each year. The tournament is organized in conjunction with ESPN International Special Events division. In 2010 the Colorado State University was proclaimed champion.[7]
FIBA u16 Championship
Also, the Poliforum Benito Juarez and premundial hosted the Under 16 FIBA Americas basketball, where teams of USA, Argentina and Canada got their pass to global specialty.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2382814.htm
- ^ http://www.ligafibaamericas.com/evento.asp?pag=07
- ^ http://msn.mediotiempo.com/mas-deportes/noticias/2008/10/31/todo-listo-para-la-inauguracion-del-39poliforum-benito-juarez39
- ^ Félix González Canto, original air date 1 January 2009, interviewed on the inauguration
- ^ http://www.pionerosbasket.com.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=119
- ^ http://www.pionerosbasket.com.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=119
- ^ http://www.pionerosbasket.com.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=119
- ^ http://www.pionerosbasket.com.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=119
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