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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 )〕 During the Pan Am and Parapan American Games the venue will be known as the ''Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan American Centre''. ==Description== 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〔(Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games Markham Venues )〕 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Markham Pan Am Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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