Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez

Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium

El Olímpico (Olympic Stadium)
File:Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez.jpg Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez
Former names	Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte
Location	Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Owner	Gobierno Dominicano
Operator	Comité Olímpico Dominicano
Capacity	35,000 Football & Track and field 60,000+ Concert
Surface	Grass
Opened	1974
Tenants
Dominican Republic national football team (1974-present) 2003 Pan American Games 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina (1997-2010)

Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez is a multi-purpose stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, built in 1974 for the XII Central American & Caribbean Games.

It is used mostly for football and track and field and as a music venue.

The stadium has a sporting events capacity of 27,000 people, though it has seen crowds of 35,000. For concerts, its stated capacity is 60,000 people. It hosted the Track and Field events and the football tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games.

It was formerly known as Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, because of the sports complex where it is located (Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte); however, its true and almost unknown official name was Estadio Olímpico Jaime -Capejón- Díaz, in honor of an early 20th-century athlete. The name of the stadium was changed for the 400 m hurdles athlete Félix Sánchez after he won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He has since won a second gold medal, winning the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Notable Events & Concerts

File:Festival Presidente Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez.jpg

Festival Presidente Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez

• 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
• 2003 Pan American Games
• Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina
• Shakira
• Juan Luis Guerra
• Britney Spears
• Maroon 5
• Justin Bieber (Believe Tour)
• The Killers
• Jonas Brothers
• Luis Miguel
• Jesus Adrian Romero
• Aventura
• Enrique Iglesias
• Patito Feo
• Ricardo Arjona
• Marcela Gándara
• Tiësto
• Ricky Martin
• Wisin Y Yandel
• Romeo Santos
• Un Canto de Esperanza por Haiti

(Juan Luis Guerra, Enrique Iglesias, Juanes, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bosé, Luis Fonsi, Johnny Ventura, Milly Quezada and Maridalia Hernandez)

• Idolos Latinos

(Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ilegales and Hector Acosta)

• Un Libro por la Patria

(Milly Quezada, Eddy Herrera, Sergio Vargas, Raulin Rodriguez, Los Hermanos Rosario, Fernando Villalona, Johnny Ventura, Kinito Méndez, Ramon Orlando, Danny Rivera, Jose Alberto "El Canario" and Fernando Echavarria)

• Megafest (Crystal Lewis, Funky, Gadiel Espinoza and Nancy Amancio)
• Artistas unidos por Haiti

(Eddy Herrera, Chichi Peralta, Sergio Vargas, Joe Veras, Yoskar Sarante, Los Hermanos Rosario, Anthony Santos, Fernando Villalona, Kinito Méndez, Juliana, Pavel Nuñez, Omega "El Fuerte", Ruby Pérez, Peña Suazo, Frank Ceara, Vladimir Dotel and Rafelis Rosario)

• Grandes de América (Ricardo Montaner, Luis Enrique and Sergio Vargas)
• Juntos en concierto (Marc Anthony, Ricardo Arjona y Wisin & Yandel)

Sources

1. http://www.last.fm/venue/8795660+Estadio+Olimpico/events
2. http://www.sdconcerts.com/site/events.php
3. http://www.fedofutbol.org/federaci%C3%B3n/instalaciones.aspx
4. http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/middle_america/dominican_republic/santo_domingo_olimpico.shtml

References

1. http://www.last.fm/venue/8795660+Estadio+Olimpico/events
2. http://www.sdconcerts.com/site/events.php
3. http://www.fedofutbol.org/federaci%C3%B3n/instalaciones.aspx

Preceded by Canad Inns Stadium Winnipeg

Pan American Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies 2003

Succeeded by Estádio do Maracanã Rio de Janeiro