Las Mestas Sports Complex | |
Location: | Gijón, Asturias |
Coordinates: | 43.5317°N -5.6358°W |
Opened: | 1942 |
Renovated: | 2005 |
Owner: | Gijón City Hall |
Surface: | Natural Grass |
Capacity: | 10,000 |
Dimensions: | 135×78 m |
Tenants: | CSI Gijón Gijón Mariners Gijón RC |
Las Mestas Sports Complex is a multipurpose sports complex in Gijón, Asturias (Spain), used mainly as an equestrian facility for show jumping. It is also used as a velodrome, with its 428 m long track, and as a rugby and American football stadium.
It was inaugurated in 1942 and renovated in 2005. Las Mestas has a capacity of 10,000 people, 3,000 of them seated.
Inaugurated in 1942, the original use for Las Mestas was exclusively for equestrian competitions.
On 27 August 1964, a stand collapsed, ironically injuring 27 people.[1]
The stadium has been renovated several times, the last time being in 2005 with the addition of a new covered section with 2,200 seats.