The Government
of Santiago, Cali and Coldeportes (Ministery of
Sports from Colombia) are in charge of building
the new Speed Skating Complex for which they have
invested more than 2 million dollars.
The new Speed Skating
Complex is similar to the complex used in the
last CIC World Championships in Anyang, South
Korea with a modern track of similar in characteristic
to those used in 2004 and 2006 World Championships
in Italy and Korea. It is 200 meters in length
and 6 meters in width with a Vesmaco synthetic
coating. The road circuit is 400 meters long and
8 meters wide and promises to be really fast with
a nice long final straight.
There is a new stadium
for spectators with a 10,000 person capacity.
Tthe complex will alsoincluyde new facilities
like doping control room, VIP room, press room,
toilets, accreditation room, restaurant and much,
much more.
The Cali Speed Skating
Complex is located in the Unidad Deportiva Alberto
Galindo, a few meters away from the Toros Square.