The Palacio Peñarol Contador Gastón Guelfi , commonly known as Palacio Peñarol , is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Montevideo , Uruguay . With a seating capacity for basketball games is 4,700 spectators, it is mainly used to host basketball games.
4-497: It was one of the host arenas for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup , the official Americas Basketball Championship. The arena also contains the club museum and club offices for Club Atlético Peñarol . Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi was originally opened in 1955. In 1994 The Ramones performed there. The arena was renovated in 2010 and 2011. The arena was used as a host venue of the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup . All times are local ( UTC−3 ). 2017 FIBA AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA AmeriCup
8-475: The top seven teams qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games . The United States , with a team of NBA G League players, won their seventh gold medal at the tournament, after defeating Argentina , by a score of 81–76, in the final, while Mexico took home the bronze , by beating the U.S. Virgin Islands , 79–65. The top five teams at the 2016 Centrobasket and 2016 South American Championship qualified to
12-1022: The tournament, plus Canada and United States as the only countries in their subregion. On 5 April 2017 FIBA Americas announced that Argentina , Colombia and Uruguay were chosen as the hosts of the AmeriCup. The draw was held in Buenos Aires , Argentina on 20 April 2017. [REDACTED] Argentina [REDACTED] Colombia [REDACTED] Uruguay [REDACTED] United States [REDACTED] Venezuela [REDACTED] Puerto Rico [REDACTED] Dominican Republic [REDACTED] Mexico [REDACTED] Canada [REDACTED] Panama [REDACTED] Virgin Islands [REDACTED] Brazil All times are local ( UTC−5 ). * Two qualifying spots were available from Group B as Argentina were guaranteed to progress, regardless of their performance, due to their status as
16-763: Was the 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup , which is the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas . The tournament was held in Medellín , Colombia , Montevideo , Uruguay , and Bahía Blanca and Córdoba , in Argentina , from 25 August, to 3 September 2017. Unlike previous editions, the tournament did not award spots for the FIBA World Cup or the Summer Olympic Games . However,
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