Estádio Municipal de Beisebol Mie Nishi
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| Address | São Paulo Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 23°31′13.0″S 46°38′31.2″W / 23.520278°S 46.642000°W |
| Capacity | 2500 |
| Opened | 21 June 1958 |
Estádio Municipal de Beisebol Mie Nishi (transl. Mie Nishi Municipal Baseball Stadium) is a sports venue located in the Bom Retiro district of São Paulo, Brazil. It was opened in 21 June 1958 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Japanese immigration in Brazil.[1] It is under the Department of Sports, Leisure and Recreation of the city of São Paulo and is the only public venue in the country for practicing baseball, gateball and sumo,[1] in addition to a dedicated space for softball practice.[2]
The site is notable for being home to the only sumo training center built outside Japan.[2]
Currently, the 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft) site,[2]is used for training activities for the elderly, sumo training [3] and free classes on the sports practiced there. In addition, the stadium hosts national baseball tournaments, training for around 20 baseball teams,[4] and also hosts international sumo competitions.
Gallery
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The stadium's main entrance -
A closer look -
Gateball practice banner at the stadium (in Korean and Portuguese). -
Side view
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "ESTÁDIO MUNICIPAL DE BEISEBOL MIE NISHI | Secretaria Municipal de Esportes e Lazer | Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo". www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ a b c "Bairro do Bom Retiro, no centro de São Paulo, é capital do beisebol e do sumô - Morar | Sobretudo Folha". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "ESTÁDIO MUNICIPAL DE BEISEBOL MIE NISHI | Secretaria Municipal de Esportes e Lazer | Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo". www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "Bairro do Bom Retiro, no centro de São Paulo, é capital do beisebol e do sumô - Morar | Sobretudo Folha". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2018-11-25.