National Equestrian Center

National Equestrian Center
Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates 22°52′10″S 43°24′21″W / 22.8695126°S 43.405931°W / -22.8695126; -43.405931
Capacity 14,000
Construction
Broke ground 2007
Opened 2007
Renovated 2015
Construction cost $11 million (renovation)
Tenants
Equestrian events for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Equestrian events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The National Equestrian Center, known as the Olympic Equestrian Centre during the 2016 Summer Olympics, is an equestrian venue located at the Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue will host the equestrian events for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the equestrian events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]

Footnotes

  1. "Rio 2016 opens Olympic Equestrian Centre". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. "Experts at Rio 2016 equestrian venue ready for Olympic and Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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