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Pan American Games venues to be built in clusters

Roger Garland (left to right), Chair TO2015 Board, Larry Tannenbaum, chairman and CEO of Dundee Kilmer, athlete Dakota Whyte, Minister for Canadian Heritage (Sport) Bal Gosal, Minister Charles Sousa, Minister with responsibility for the Pan/parapan Am Games, Mark Grimes, City of Toronto councillor and Ian Troop, CEO of TO2015 pose for cameras in front of 3D model of the centre for housing athletes and officials at the 2015 Pan Am games following a news conference in Toronto on Thursday January 12, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young.

TORONTO — The venue plan for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games has undergone a major revision.

Venues for the event will now be built in eight clusters, a move TO2015 organizers say will cut costs and organizational headaches, while making the Games more enjoyable for athletes and fans.

"We will be able to maximize the Games experience while responsibly managing costs," TO2015 CEO Ian Troop said on a conference call Friday.

Troop wouldn't specify what sport venues would be clustered together, or where precisely the clusters would be located.

Building venues in clusters is common at major athletics events -- London's Olympic Park, for example, will host eight different sports at this summer's Games.

Troop said clustering venues will streamline operating costs and planning for everything from transportation and security to food services and temporary stands.


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