Tegucigalpa Olympic Village

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The Tegucigalpa Olympic Village is a government-owned sports complex in the northeastern part of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It serves as the city’s main sports center and also provides housing for athletes in international events. It is located just north of the Autonomous National University of Honduras. Entry is free, and the complex has facilities for many sports.

Owned by the state and run by the National Commission for Sporting Installations (CONAPID), it operates with a monthly budget around 10 million lempiras. The village was built in 1989 during President José Azcona del Hoyo to modernize the area and prepare for regional games.

Facilities include weights, gymnasiums, an Olympic-size swimming pool, football pitches, basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts.

The village is open to the public from 4:00 am to 8:00 pm daily. No admission fee is charged to use the facilities, as it is considered property for all Hondurans. It typically receives about 10,000 visits a day, with many people walking or running there because it’s a safe place in the city.

Maintenance is the responsibility of CONAPID and is funded mainly from rental income and advertising at the Tiburcio Carías Andino Stadium. The complex does not charge the public for using the installations, though some sports organizations may levy small fees to raise funds for international competitions. It has been noted that rising costs mean the government may need a larger budget for maintenance.

CONAPID secured a grant of about $1 million from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) to renovate the village. In 2008, maintenance received around 3.5 million lempiras. Supervisor Germán Duarte oversees repairs and repainting of pitches and gym floors. Recent improvements included a new roof for the swimming pool, refreshed stairs and fences, and improved planting areas. In 2015, improvements costing about 14 million lempiras added more than 300 LED lights, resurfaced main roadways, and installed a new tartan track.