Luis Puig Palace

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Luis Puig Palace (Valencian: Palau Velòdrom Lluís Puig, Spanish: Palacio Velódromo Luis Puig) is an arena in Valencia, Spain. It is primarily used for indoor sports and hosted the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The arena also hosts a 250 metres (270 yd) painted concrete cycling track which played host to the 1992 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It has a capacity of 6,500 people. The arena is named after Luis Puig, a prominent Spanish sports executive who served as President of the Union Cycliste Internationale.[1]

Luis Puig Palace
Interior of the velodrome
Map
Full namePalau Velòdrom Lluís Puig
LocationValencia, Spain
Coordinates39°30′2.3″N 0°25′38.4″W / 39.500639°N 0.427333°W / 39.500639; -0.427333
Capacity6,500
Field size250 m (270 yd) track
SurfaceConcrete
Opened1992

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References

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  1. ^ "UCI - History".
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Events and tenants
Preceded by UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Venue

1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by European Indoor Championships in Athletics
Venue

1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by
C.D. Jamor
Lisbon
European Swimming Championships (SC)
Venue

2000
Succeeded by
Wezenberg
Antwerp
Preceded by IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics
Venue

2008
Succeeded by