Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard

The Complexe sportif Claude- Robillard ( CSCR ) is a multi-purpose sports facility in the Canadian city of Montreal. It is located on Avenue Christophe Colomb in the arrondissement of Ahuntsic - Cartierville -, about seven kilometers northwest of the city center. The CSCR was the scene of several competitions during the Olympic Summer Games 1976.

Plant

The sports complex consists of two buildings, the main building and the adjacent Aréna Michel - Normandin. Center of the main building is the indoor pool. It includes a swimming pool with ten lanes in accordance with the Olympic criteria and a diving pool with towers of 3, 5 and 10 meters. In the main building are located beyond an indoor running track of 200 meters in length, two sports halls, a gym, archery, fencing halls, halls for martial arts and weight lifting, tennis and squash courts. The Aréna Michel - Normandin is a football and athletics station with seating for 9500 spectators. There are also an artificial turf field, two baseball equipment and a dozen tennis courts. The plant is owned by the city of Montreal.

History

The CSCR made ​​in view of the discharged in Montreal Summer Olympic Games in 1976. Construction began in October 1974, the official opening took place on 18 May 1976. During the Summer Games were held in CSCR games of the Olympic handball and water polo tournaments. In addition, the plant served as a training center for athletes, swimmers and field hockey player. The Montreal Impact soccer team used from 1993 to 2007 the Aréna Michel - Normandin as home stadium, also denied the Canadian national soccer team here some games.

Is named the plant after the engineer Claude Robillard (1911-1968), the first director of the Montreal Urban Planning Office.