Polideportivo Islas Malvinas | |
Location | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
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Coordinates | 38°01′04″S 57°34′28″W / 38.01778°S 57.57444°W |
Owner | General Pueyrredón Partido |
Type | Arena |
Capacity | Basketball: 7,666 (permanent seating) 8,000 (full capacity) Tennis: 9,800 |
Opened | 1995 |
Tenants | |
Peñarol (basketball) | |
Website | |
mardelplata.gob.ar/polideportivoemder |
The Polideportivo Islas Malvinas is an indoor arena located in Mar del Plata, Argentina which was built for the XII Pan American Games in 1995. It is qualified to host such sports as basketball, handball, volleyball and tennis, as well as to accommodate any type of show, convention and exhibition. In the city, it is mostly known for being the stage where C.A. Peñarol play their home games first division basketball and local levels.
It belongs to the Teodoro Bronzini sports centre and is owned by the General Pueyrredón Partido.
The arena's name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas in Spanish).