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
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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.

Restaurant
Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. is an American multinational chain of pizza restaurants founded in 1959. is the third largest pizza chain by total sales in the United States behind and . is situated 1 km north of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Centro Urbano Benito Juárez.

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The old city center or Histórico of , centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.

Locality
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The , more commonly called the Multifamiliar Juárez, was a large apartment complex built on the southeast section of , in the late 1940s and early 1950s. is situated 6 km west of Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome.

Photo: Pancho Cárdenas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in the eastern part of . It is a rough and tumble area that is the most populous borough in the city, as well as the poorest, and most crime-ridden.

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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