Pre-Games training site: Variety Village
For details on Pan Am/Parapan Am pre-Games availability and costs specific to this venue, please contact the venue using the information below.
Address:
3701 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON M1N 2G2
Contact:
Chris Murdoch
+1 416-699-7167
cmurdoch@varietyvillage.on.ca
Facility website | Google map
Previous Hosting Experience:
2008 Parasport Games, Toronto Open Taekwondo Games, National Junior and National Senior Weightlifting Championships, Pan Am Masters Weightlifting Championships June 2014
Accessibility Features:
This venue is fully accessible.
Public Transit Details:
This facility is accessible via the Kingston Road 12 A from Victoria Park. Please visit http://ttc.ca/Trip_planner/index.jsp to plan your trip or contact the venue for more information.
| Owner Type: | Private |
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| Year Completed: | 1981 |
| Service in French: | No |
| Service in Spanish: | No |
| Proximity to Accommodations: | 1 km |
| Proximity to Athletes' Village: | 10 km |
| Access to Washrooms/Changerooms: | Yes |
| Internet Access: | None |
| Weight room/Fitness Facility: | Yes |
| Scoreboard: | Yes |
| Sound System: | Yes |
| Equipment Storage: | Yes |
| Spectator Seating Capacity: | 600 |
| Parking Capacity: | 200 |
| Boardroom/Meeting Room: | Yes |
| Boardroom/Meeting Room Capacity: | 25 |
| Kitchen/Catering Facilities: | No |
| Kitchen/Catering Description: | N/A |
Sport 1: Wheelchair Basketball (Para)
| Specification of fields of play: | Venue must be accessible Gymnasium measuring 28.6m x 15.24m Sound system |
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| Meets field specifications: | Yes |
| Configuration of fields of play: | 1 FIBA regulation basketball courts |
| Other comments: | 2 basketball courts with a (hard) rubber floor - used by international wheelchair basketball teams |
Sport 2: Powerlifting (Para)
| Specification of fields of play: | Venue must be accessible Gymnasium with weights |
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| Meets field specifications: | Yes |
| Configuration of fields of play: | Contact venue owner for details |
| Other comments: | we have one para bench for use |
Sport 3: Wheelchair Rugby (Para)
| Specification of fields of play: | Venue must be accessible Gymnasium basketball court |
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| Meets field specifications: | 2 courts with a hard rubber floor |
| Configuration of fields of play: | |
| Other comments: | Venue is accessible |
Sport 4: Gymnastics (Artistic)
| Specification of fields of play: | Gymnasium (or equivalent) with measurements of 30.48m x 60.96m Ceiling Height at a minimum 8m Level Surface (ie. absence of pits) Appropriate apparatus/equipment |
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| Meets field specifications: | No |
| Configuration of fields of play: | Contact venue owner for details |
| Other comments: | No apparatus’s; appropriate gymnasium size and ceiling height |
Sport 5: Aquatics (Synchronized Swimming)
| Specification of fields of play: | 50m pool with 2.5m deep end Separate room for warm up/land practicing |
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| Meets field specifications: | No |
| Configuration of fields of play: | 25m pool; 6 lanes wide; 2.5m deep through entire pool |
| Other comments: |
Sport 6: Karate
| Specification of fields of play: | Gymnasium Ring size: 12m x 12m with appropriate floor Smooth, clean finished floor (i.e. no sharp or protruding objects on the floor as competitors are all in bare feet), gymnasium floors are best |
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| Meets field specifications: | No |
| Configuration of fields of play: | Contact venue owner for details |
| Other comments: |
Sport 7: Taekwondo
| Specification of fields of play: | Gymnasium Each court measures 10x10 square or octagonal in shape as the competition area Appropriate flooring |
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| Meets field specifications: | No |
| Configuration of fields of play: | Appropriate area, no usable mats |
| Other comments: |
Sport 8: Volleyball (Indoor)
| Specification of fields of play: | Centre volleyball courts (18m x 9m), with at least 4m of space around the perimeter of the court (distance from line to wall) 12m high ceilings |
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| Meets field specifications: | Yes |
| Configuration of fields of play: | 2 OVA approved nets |
| Other comments: |
Sport 9: Boccia (Para)
| Specification of fields of play: | Venue must be an accessible gymansium |
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| Meets field specifications: | Yes |
| Configuration of fields of play: | Contact venue owner for details |
| Other comments: |
Updated: September 29, 2022
Published: December 22, 2014