The Markham Pan Am Centre is a multi-purpose community and aquatics centre located in the new downtown area of Markham, Ontario, Canada.
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.Markham Unveils Markham Pan Am Centre 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. 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.Markham Pan Am Centre The building became the first venue to be constructed for the 2015 Pan American Games to have its design unveiled and the official ground breaking for the facility was on October 9, 2012.TO2015 breaks ground on community-focused Markham Pan Am and Parapan Am Centre The facility cost roughly $78 million Canadian dollars to be built 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. 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.
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
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 Level2016April 1-32016 Ontario Provincial Masters Swimming ChampionshipsProvincial2025February 7-92025 Ontario University Athletics Swimming ChampionshipProvincial2026March 12-142026 U SPORTS Swimming ChampionshipNational
Floorball
World Floorball qualifications, 2014
See also Venues of the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games York University - future Markham Campus will be located directly on the west side of the Pan Am Centre
References
External links
web site of Markham Pan Am Centre Toronto 2015 Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre Page City of Markham Pan Am Centre page