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Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome

The Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome is a velodrome located in the sports complex located in , .
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  • Type: Stadium
  • Description: used for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
  • Also known as: “Agustin Melgar Olympic Velodrome” and “Velódromo Agustín Melgar”
  • Address: Radamés Treviño, Ciudad de México, 15900

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Velódromo metro station and Estadio GNP Seguros.

Metro station
Photo: GAED, Public domain.
Velódromo is a metro station located on Line 9 of the Mexico City Metro. It is named after the nearby Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, or bicycle-racing venue, built for the 1968 Summer Olympics that were held in . is situated 140 metres south of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.

Recreation area
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, formerly known as Foro Sol, is a multipurpose stadium built in 1993 inside the in eastern . is situated 1 km southeast of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.

Stadium
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The Estadio Jesús Martínez "Palillo" is a multi-use located in the in . It is currently the home of the Mexicas of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, Chilangos F.C. of the Serie B de México, Neza and Proyecto RED of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano. is situated 1 km east of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tepito.

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The old city center or Histórico of , around the Plaza de la Constitución, is an area clearly different from the rest of the city. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.

Neighborhood
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is a barrio located in Colonia Morelos in , a borough of bordered by Avenida del Trabajo, Paseo de la Reforma, Eje 1 and Eje 2. is situated 4½ km northwest of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.

Neighborhood
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is a traditional neighborhood located in the Cuauhtémoc municipality of now part of colonia Guerrero close to and La Lagunilla. is situated 5 km northwest of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.

Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome

Latitude
19.4098° or 19° 24′ 35″ north
Longitude
-99.10338° or 99° 6′ 12″ west
Elevation
2,235 metres (7,333 feet)
Inception
September 13th, 1968
Open location code
76F2CV5W+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1173762984
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­stadium
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­cycling
Geo­Names ID
11561061
Wiki­data ID
Q399314
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome”. Photo: ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.