- Estadio Víctor Jara
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"Estadio Chile" redirects here. For the National Stadium of Chile, see Estadio Nacional de Chile.
Estadio Víctor Jara is the name of the former Estadio Chile, or Chile Stadium, in Santiago, Chile. The multi-use sports complex was renamed as a memorial to folk singer Víctor Jara, who was killed there, during the Chilean coup of 1973. It has a total capacity for an audience of 4,500 persons. It is located in the western part of Santiago, near the Central Station.
Today it is used for volleyball, basketball and indoor soccer and occasionally, for table tennis tournaments and concerts. Formerly, it was also a training center for boxing.
External links
- 2004 award winning article on the happenings at the stadium
- Information about the stadium at chiledeportes.gov.cl (Spanish)
Coordinates: 33°27′02.78″S 70°40′28.58″W / 33.4507722°S 70.6746056°W
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