Markham Pan Am Centre

The Markham Pan Am Centre is a multi-purpose community and aquatics centre located in the new downtown area of Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Markham Pan Am Centre
Full nameMarkham Pan / Parapan American Centre
Location16 Main Street Unionville, Markham, Ontario
OwnerCity of Markham
Capacity2,000 (Badminton and Table Tennis)
2,000 (Water polo)
Construction
Built2012-2014
OpenedNovember 23, 2014
Tenants
2015 Pan American Games
2015 Parapan American Games

The facility was designed to host the badminton, table tennis and water polo events for the 2015 Pan American Games, held in nearby Toronto in July and August, 2015. [1] The venue also hosted the table tennis competition in the 2015 Parapan American Games. During the Pan Am and Parapan American Games the venue was known as the Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan American Centre.[2] After the 2015 Pan Am Games, the facility continues to be used as a community and competition centre for aquatics, badminton, volleyball, basketball and table tennis for Markham-area residents.

Design

The 13,657 square metre (147,000 sq. foot) multipurpose centre comprises three gymnasiums for training, competition and community use as well as a 10-lane, 50-metre Olympic-size swimming pool.[3] The building became the first venue to be constructed for the 2015 Pan American Games to have its design unveiled[1] and the official ground breaking for the facility was on October 9, 2012.[4] The facility cost roughly $78 million Canadian dollars to be built[5] and had its official opening on November 23, 2014.

The building's triple gymnasium features 12 badminton courts, 6 volleyball, 2 basketball courts, and a 12.5-metre-high (41 ft.) ceiling that meets international BWF and FIVB requirements for height in badminton and volleyball.[3] The warm-up hall adjacent to the main gymnasium features 3 badminton courts, 1 volleyball and 1 basketball court.

The 50-metre pool was designed to meet FINA international and Olympic competition standards, and includes two movable bulkheads (walls) to section the pool into three zones, and permanent seating for 2,000 spectators. Other features include rooms for dance, yoga, and a two-level fitness centre.[1]

Major competitions hosted

Badminton
Year Date Event Level
2014 October 13-19 2014 Pan Am Badminton Championships International
2015 July 11-16 2015 Pan American Games - Badminton competition International
2017 July 21-28 2017 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships International
2018 November 5-18 2018 BWF World Junior Championships International

Table Tennis
Year Date Event Level
2015 July 19-25 2015 Pan American Games - Table tennis competition International
2015 August 7-15 2015 Parapan American Games International
2016 April 8-10 ITTF North America Olympic Qualification Tournament Continental
2017 October 27-29 2017 ITTF Women's World Cup International

Water Polo
Water polo at the Markham Pan Am Centre during the 2015 Pan Am Games.
Year Date Event Level
2015 January 28 - February 1 UANA Cup - FINA World Championships Qualifier International
2015 July 7-15 2015 Pan American Games - Water polo competition International

Swimming
Year Date Event Level
2016 April 1-3 2016 Ontario Provincial Masters Swimming Championships Provincial

Floorball
  • World Floorball qualifications, 2014

See also

References
  1. Markham Unveils Markham Pan Am Centre
  2. "Pan Am Centre". The official site of the City of Markham. City of Markham. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. Markham Pan Am Centre Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. TO2015 breaks ground on community-focused Markham Pan Am and Parapan Am Centre Archived 2013-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games Markham Venues" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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