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Baku Sports Palace
Baku Sports Palace (also known as Baku Sport Hall) is an indoor arena located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Originally the arena is named as Palace of Hand Games (Azerbaijani: Əl Oyunları Sarayı) until 2015. It is located near the Baku Boulevard on the Caspian Sea coast. It was built in 1974 and was renovated in 2015.[1] The palace consists of 1736 seats.[2]
| Bakı İdman Sarayı | |
| Former names | Palace of Hand Games (Azerbaijani: Əl Oyunları Sarayı) |
|---|---|
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°21′31″N 49°50′06″E / 40.3586°N 49.835°E |
| Capacity | 1,736 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Renovated | 2015 |
Various domestic and international competitions such as badminton, judo, futsal, wrestling, table tennis, taekwondo and volleyball are held in the Palace.[3]
Events hosted edit
| Competitions | Date | Year | Type of sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympic Games European Qualification Tournament | 21–22 February | 2004 | Taekwondo |
| Golden Grand Prix International Tournament | 17–19 July | 2009 | Wrestling |
| 2015 European Games | 12–22 June | 2015 | Badminton and table tennis |
| Golden Grand Prix International Tournament | 27–29 November | Wrestling | |
| 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games | 12–22 May | 2017 | Handball and table tennis |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Baku Sports Hall (BSH)". www.crystalhall.az. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Ilham Aliyev reviewed the Baku Sport Palace after major overhaul". Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ . www.baku2017.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
External links edit
- Media related to Baku Sports Hall at Wikimedia Commons