Luis Puig Palace

Luis Puig Palace (Valencian: Palau Velòdrom Lluís Puig, Spanish: Palacio Velódromo Luis Puig) is an arena in Valencia, Spain. It is primarily used for indoor sports and hosted the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The arena also hosts a 250 metres (270 yd) painted concrete cycling track which played host to the 1992 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. It has a capacity of 6,500 people. The arena is named after Luis Puig, a prominent Spanish sports executive who served as President of the Union Cycliste Internationale.

Luis Puig Palace

Interior of the velodrome
Full name	Palau Velòdrom Lluís Puig
Location	Valencia, Spain
Coordinates	39°30′2.3″N 0°25′38.4″W
Capacity	6,500
Field size	250 m (270 yd) track
Surface	Concrete
Opened	1992

See also

• List of cycling tracks and velodromes

External links

• Luis Puig Palace information at FixedGearFever.com

Events and tenants
Preceded by Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Stuttgart	UCI Track Cycling World Championships Venue 1992	Succeeded by Vikingskipet Olympic Arena Hamar
Preceded by Globen Arena Stockholm	European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1998	Succeeded by Flanders Sports Arena Ghent
Preceded by C.D. Jamor Lisbon	European Swimming Championships (SC) Venue 2000	Succeeded by Wezenberg Antwerp
Preceded by Olimpiysky Moscow	IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 2008	Succeeded by ASPIRE Dome Doha