Campo Argentino de Polo, Polo stadium in Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Campo Argentino de Polo is a 16-hectare sports complex in Palermo, Buenos Aires, owned by the Argentine Army's Remonta and Veterinary Directorate. Its main field, Cancha 1, called La Catedral del Polo, measures 275 by 150 metres and seats 15,000; Cancha 2, behind the main stand, measures 260 by 130 metres and holds 2,000.
The ground occupies land where the Sociedad Sportiva Argentina stadium stood from 1899 until the Army expropriated it in 1914. The War Ministry under Agustín P. Justo transferred the land to the Army, which built two polo fields. The Campo Argentino was inaugurated on October 27, 1928, with a match between civilian and military teams, and the Army has rented it to the Argentine Polo Association since then.
The Argentine Polo Association has rented the ground from the Army since 1928 and organizes the Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo here, the last leg of the Triple Crown. In March and April the ground also hosts the Copa República Argentina and the Serie Internacional por la Copa de las Naciones. The main field is popularly called La Catedral del Polo.
The Mitre Line with stations at 3 de Febrero and Ministro Carranza is within walking distance of the venue. Visitors can easily reach the stadium by public transportation without needing a car.
In 1978 the venue hosted every match of the World Field Hockey Cup, won by Pakistan; seven hockey fields were laid out on canchas 1 and 2 for the tournament. The land had earlier held the Sociedad Sportiva Argentina stadium, expropriated by the Army in 1914.
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