Movistar Arena (Bogotá)

Movistar Arena, previously known as Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, is an indoor sporting arena located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was built in 1973 and renovated in 2018. The arena holds 90 shows per year. The maximum capacity is up to 14,000 people.^[1] Telefónica's cell phone division Movistar bought the arena's naming rights, changing its name in March 2018 for the next 20 years.^[2]

Tennis matches

Notable tennis players that have played at the arena include:

Andre Agassi vs. Pete Sampras^[3]
Anna Kournikova
Karolína Plíšková
Ashley Harkleroad
Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic (Game played on 20 March 2011. It was a sold-out event, more than 13,000 people attended the event.)^[4]^[5]
Roger Federer vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga^[6]^[7]

Renovation

On 14 January 2015 the IDRD and the Mayor of Bogota announced the coliseum would be renewed completely during 2 years. It would be a multi-event arena named Arena Sponsor Bogota which will have all the amenities needed for the best shows.^{[citation needed]}

It expanded the arena to hold more than 90 shows per year and having more than 1,000,000 spectators every year.^{[citation needed]}

Other events

In the arena there had been also many shows such as High School Musical The Ice Tour,^[8] and Disney on Ice. The WWE hosted their first house show in Bogota on 23 August 2019.

Concerts

References

^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "El impulso del Movistar Arena a la economía naranja de Bogotá". Portafolio.co. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ Semana (22 March 2018). "El nuevo coliseo El Campín se llamará Movistar Arena Bogotá". El coliseo El Campín ahora se llamará Movistar Arena Bogotá. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ "Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi y Martina Hingis vendrán a Colombia". ELESPECTADOR.COM. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ Radio, Caracol (2 December 2010). "Rafael Nadal y Novak Djokovic jugarán partido de exhibición en Bogotá". Caracol Radio. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ "Nadal y Djokovic en Colombia". Eventos - Especiales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (13 March 2012). "'Estoy muy contento de ir por primera vez a Colombia': Roger Federer". El Tiempo. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
^ "¡Exhibición de lujo en Colombia! Federer vs Tsonga | TENIS | FOX Sports". Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
^ "En escena -> High School Musical: The ice tour - vive.in". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

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