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National Gymnastics Arena
The National Gymnastics Arena is an indoor arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. The venue is mainly used for gymnastics.
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°25′09″N 49°55′00″E / 40.41923°N 49.916605°E |
| Owner | Mayoralty of Baku |
| Capacity | 5,000–9,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 2009 |
| Built | 2009–2014 |
| Opened | April 2014 |
| Architect | Broadway Malyan, sport specialist BDP Pattern |
| Project manager | Phil Benson |
| Main contractors | PASHA Construction (PASHA Holding), sport specialist BDP Pattern |
| Website | |
| www | |
Overview edit
National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan was designed by Broadway Malyan and sport specialist BDP Pattern.[1] PASHA Construction (PASHA Holding) appointed Broadway Malyan and sport specialist BDP Pattern to develop the arena from start to finish after winning a competition to design the scheme in 2011.[2] The construction of the NGA started in August 2009,[3] and was inaugurated in April 2014.[4] The arena has capacity of 5,000–9,000 seats depending on the event conducting.[5]
Airdome edit
The NGA has an additional training hall - Airdome, which was constructed in the south part of the arena on an area of 6000 m2. The dome is kept inflated by ventilators creating internal pressure.[6]
Events edit
The arena hosted several events of different types of sports as following:[7][8]
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| 21st Rhythmic Gymnastics Azerbaijan Championship | April 2014 |
| 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships | June 2014 |
| 1st WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships | July 2014 |
| Joint Gymnastics Tournament in 5 disciplines | August 2014 |
| 21st Azerbaijan and Baku Championships on men's artistic gymnastics | December 2014 |
| Azerbaijan's and Baku Championship on rhythmic gymnastics, also the first ever Regions' Cup | December 2014 |
| 2015 NN Table Tennis ITTF - Europe Top 16 Cup | February 2015 |
| Open Joint Azerbaijan Championships in Gymnastics Disciplines | March 2015 |
| 1st European Games | June 2015 |
| FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup AGF Trophy | February 2016 |
| FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics | March 2016 |
| Azerbaijan and Baku Championship among age categories in Artistic Gymnastics | May 2016 |
| FIG World Cup Final in Rhythmic Gymnastics | July 2016 |
| 23rd Baku Championship in Acrobatic Gymnastics [9] | November 2016 |
| 14th Azerbaijan and Baku Championship among Age Categories in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling | |
| FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling | February 2017 |
| FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup | March 2017 |
| FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series | April 2017 |
| 4th Islamic Solidarity Games | May 2017 |
| 24th Baku Championship and Azerbaijan Championship among Age Categories in Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics | June 2017 |
| 24th Azerbaijan Championship among Age Categories in Acrobatic Gymnastics | |
| Azerbaijan and Baku Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling Championships among Age Categories | November 2017 |
| Open Azerbaijan and Baku Aerobic Gymnastics Championships among Age Categories | |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics Baku Championships among Age Categories | |
| 2018 World Judo Championships | September 2018 |
| 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships[10] | May 2019 |
| 26th Azerbaijan and Baku Championships among age categories [11] | June 2019 |
| 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (Artistic gymnastics) | July 2019[12] |
| FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships | September 2019[13] |
| 2021 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships | November 2021 |
| 2022 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | March 2022 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Gymnastics Arena - Pattern".
- ^ "National Gymnastics Arena in Azerbaijan completed". www.stadia-magazine.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "AGF — History 2009 August". agf.az. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "AGF — History 2014 April". agf.az. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "About NGA". www.mga.az. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "National Gymnastic Arena". www.mga.az. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "National Gymnastic Arena - Events". www.mga.az. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ . Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The 23rd Azerbaijan and Open Baku Women's and Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championship among Age Categories and The 23rd Azerbaijan Acrobatic Gymnastics Championship". AGF — Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ . www.ueg.org. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "The 26th Azerbaijan and Baku Championships among age categories in Acrobatic Gymnastics / The 26th Azerbaijan and Baku Championships among age categories in Artistic Gymnastics". AGF — Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ . eyofbaku2019.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". agf.az. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
External links edit
Media related to National Gymnastics Arena at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)