HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CENTRE IN POCINHO/HIGHSPORTUGAL

TRAINING & TECHNICAL AREA

The High Performance Sports Centre in Pocinho is located at about 500 meters from the river bank, where there is a hangar for boats and nautical equipment and a platform to access the water plan.

The Training Area has a gym for the development of physical fitness, with about 500 m2 with state-of-the-art equipment, administrative and theoretical support rooms for training, meeting room for coaches, multimedia room, two multipurpose rooms and two rooms for the technical team.

SUPPORT AREA

The Social Area has free access from a common square, as well as a reception area prepared to welcome groups with more than 60 people. It also has a multipurpose room, a study room with a library, an Internet and periodical reading room, common social room with different areas for games and seating, a cafeteria for about 70 users, a bar and an outdoor terrace, as well as support areas such as kitchen, general laundry, sanitary facilities, employee spas, and technical basement for warehouse and waste collection.

The Residential Area has 85 rooms, social spaces and technical support areas, considering 42 triple rooms and 43 doubles for a maximum capacity of 180 people.

There is also a medical area, with offices for physicians, nurses, physiotherapists and other health technicians, complementary diagnosis and physical conditioning material. The relaxation area has an indoor pool, with 25mx5.65m (depths between 1.20m and 1.70m), whirlpool, Jacuzzi, sauna and Turkish bath with proper technical facilities and locker rooms.

SPECIFICATIONS

This HPSC has 3 different areas – accommodation, training and social. The Residential Area has 85 rooms, 42 triple and 43 doubles, social spaces for a maximum capacity of 180 people.

The building also has a hangar for boats and nautical equipment. This complex is about 500 meters away from the river bank.

The recently refurbished dock has the necessary infrastructures for water sports, as well as a platform to access the water plan, considered one of the best in the world.

The building is fully equipped to accommodate Paralympic athletes, including in the relaxation area.