Coliseo El Pueblo


Coliseo El Pueblo is an indoor sporting arena located in Cali, Colombia. Opened in 1971 for the 1971 Pan American Games, the capacity of the arena is 18,000 and is used mostly for basketball, most notably as the venue of the latter stages of the 1982 FIBA World Championship.
Designed by the Colombian architect Pedro Enrique Richardson Saravia, from the Richardson and Yusti studio. The calculation of structures was carried out by Harold Arzayuz.

Events

Colombian boxer Jose Cervantes outpointed future world champion Jorge Lujan of Panama in one of the few boxing shows held at the coliseum, on September 2, 1977.
Also the arena is used for concerts, some of the artist that have performed are: Santana, Jowell & Randy, Ñejo & Dalmata, Yomo, and Eloy, among others.
It was one of the venues of the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, where matches were played for the Third Place and the Grand Final of the tournament.