Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
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Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda (known as the National Gymnasium in some English sources) is an indoor sporting arena located in San Salvador
, El Salvador
. The capacity of the arena is 12,500 spectators. It is mainly used to host basketball
and other indoor sporting events. It also hosted the Miss Universe 1975
competition.
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. The capacity of the arena is 12,500 spectators. It is mainly used to host basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and other indoor sporting events. It also hosted the Miss Universe 1975
Miss Universe 1975
Miss Universe 1975 the 24th Miss Universe pageant was held at the National Gymnasium, San Salvador, El Salvador on July 19, 1975. The live telecast was broadcast on CBS. Miss Universe 1972, Kerry Anne Wells of Australia crowned the new Miss Universe, Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland.The political...
competition.