Location Cali, Colombia Phone +57 318 7864622 | Opened 1971 Capacity 18,000 | |
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Address Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia Similar Coliseo Bicentenario, Medellín Sports Coliseum, Velódromo Alcides Nieto Pati, Coliseo Evangelista Mora, Cali Tower | ||
Coliseo El Pueblo (English: Coliseum of the People) is an indoor sporting arena located in Cali, Colombia. Opened in 1971 for the 1971 Pan American Games, the capacity of the arena is 18,000 and is used mostly for basketball, most notably as the venue of the latter stages of the 1982 FIBA World Championship.
Colombian boxer Jose Cervantes outpointed future world champion Jorge Lujan of Panama in one of the few boxing shows held at the coliseum, on September 2, 1977.
Also the arena is used for concerts, some of the artist that have performed are: Jowell & Randy, Ñejo & Dalmata, Yomo, and Eloy, among others.
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