Gimnasio Municipal Irene Velásquez

Puente Alto, Chile

On the map

Irene Velásquez en el Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto Femenino de 1964, partido contra Corea del Sur. Fotografía publicada en el periódico La Nación el 11 de mayo de 1964. Public domain

The Gimnasio Municipal Irene Velásquez is not built for acoustics; it is built for the squeak of rubber soles on wood.

The architecture is functional. There are no grand arches or sweeping roofs, only the tiered seating and the courtside space where the game unfolds.

The gymnasium carries the name of a player who once stood on that same floor. Irene Velásquez was a figure in the national team for over twenty years, a presence that gave the venue its identity long before the 2014 renaming. The club, founded in 2004, has used the hall as a base for its men's and women's squads ever since.

Inside, the air is still. The lights reflect off the polished wood.

The venue sits in the heart of Puente Alto, a commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Who plays here

Puente Alto CD 121 matches

Recent matches here

Date	Match	Score
12 Oct	Puente Alto CD — Puerto Montt	86:79
9 Oct	Puente Alto CD — Ancud	90:77
8 Oct	Puente Alto CD — CD Puerto Varas	89:76
2 Oct	Puente Alto CD — Valdivia	77:85
1 Oct	Puente Alto CD — Espanol Osorno	80:73
18 Sep	Puente Alto CD — Leones Quilpue	75:87
15 Sep	Puente Alto CD — Universidad de Concepcion	96:97
14 Aug	Puente Alto CD — Colo Colo	85:72