Olympic Stadium (Russian: Олимпийский стадион) (known locally as Olimpiyskiy) was an indoor arena located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and, divided into two separated halls, hosted the basketball and boxing events.[2] It was closed in March 2019, and was subsequently demolished in 2020 for the construction of a new complex.[1]
A part of the "Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex", it made up one architectural ensemble with another venue, constructed at the same time, the Swimming Pool. Its capacity was 80,000 people, and the stadium could hold up to 16,000 people for televised events.[3]
In May 2014, the Government of Moscow auctioned 65% of shares in the stadium that it previously controlled. Oil company ZAO Neftegazprod won the auction, paying ₽4,672 billion rubles (approximately €100 million euros).[4] Sporting events held at the stadium included the Davis Cup finals and the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament.[citation needed]
The venue hosted the World Boxing Super Series men's, cruiserweight final between Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev in front of 24,000 fans in attendance on 21 July 2018. Usyk won the fight comfortably, becoming the first fighter at cruiserweight to unify all four world title belts. Muhammad Ali's widow, Lonnie Ali, presented the Ali trophy to Usyk after the fight.[8]
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This article is about the indoor facility For the main 1980 Moscow Olympic stadium see Luzhniki Stadium Olimpiisky redirects here For the stadium in Kyiv see Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex For the stadium in Donetsk see RSC Olimpiyskiy Olympic Stadium Russian Olimpijskij stadion known locally as Olimpiyskiy was an indoor arena located in Moscow Russia It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and divided into two separated halls hosted the basketball and boxing events 2 It was closed in March 2019 and was subsequently demolished in 2020 for the construction of a new complex 1 OlimpiyskiySportivnyj kompleks OlimpijskijAerial view of the arena c 2017 Full nameOlympic Sports ComplexAddress16 stroenie 1Moscow 129090RussiaLocationOlimpiyskiy ProspektCoordinates55 46 52 N 37 37 35 E 55 78111 N 37 62639 E 55 78111 37 62639OwnerZAO NeftegazprodCapacity35 000 Main Arena 5 000 North Hall ConstructionBroke ground1977Opened19 July 1980 1980 07 19 ClosedMarch 2019 1 Demolished2020 1 Rebuilt2020 presentArchitectMikhail PosokhinBoris ThorLeonas AranauskasStructural engineerV I NadezhdinGeneral contractorGlavmospromstroyWebsiteVenue Website Contents 1 Events 1 1 Sports 1 2 Music events 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksEvents EditSports Edit nbsp A view during the 2015 World Fencing Championships on 15 JulyA part of the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex it made up one architectural ensemble with another venue constructed at the same time the Swimming Pool Its capacity was 80 000 people and the stadium could hold up to 16 000 people for televised events 3 In May 2014 the Government of Moscow auctioned 65 of shares in the stadium that it previously controlled Oil company ZAO Neftegazprod won the auction paying 4 672 billion rubles approximately 100 million euros 4 Sporting events held at the stadium included the Davis Cup finals and the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament citation needed It was the world s first indoor bandy arena and hosted the Bandy World Championships in 1989 the first bandy world championship held indoors and 2008 5 The arena hosted the 1999 FIBA EuroStars game 6 and the 2005 Euroleague Final Four 7 The 2013 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in the stadium between 17 and 23 April 2013 citation needed The venue hosted the World Boxing Super Series men s cruiserweight final between Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev in front of 24 000 fans in attendance on 21 July 2018 Usyk won the fight comfortably becoming the first fighter at cruiserweight to unify all four world title belts Muhammad Ali s widow Lonnie Ali presented the Ali trophy to Usyk after the fight 8 Music events Edit Main article List of entertainment events at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium At the time of its demolition SC Olympiyskiy was the largest indoor concert arena in Russia Many international artists played concerts here as part of their world tours such as A ha Asia Depeche Mode Mylene Farmer Beyonce Britney Spears Black Sabbath Slipknot Enrique Iglesias George Michael Imagine Dragons Iron Maiden Jamiroquai Justin Bieber Justin Timberlake Kylie Minogue Lady Gaga Linkin Park Madonna Muse Nazareth Paul McCartney Pink Floyd Roger Waters Rihanna Robbie Williams Roxette Whitney Houston The venue hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 the first time Russia hosted the competition citation needed See also EditList of indoor arenas in Russia List of tennis stadiums by capacityReferences Edit a b c Afanasyenko Yulia 25 January 2021 The rise and fall of Moscow s majestic Olimpiyskiy Stadium Russia Beyond Retrieved 17 April 2021 1980 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2 Part 1 pp 67 71 Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 News Svante Stockselius met 2009 organisers in Moscow Novym vladelcem 65 akcij SK Olimpijskij stal Neftegazprod in Russian ITAR TASS 23 May 2014 Russia grabs World Bandy Championship on YouTube SEE YOU AT OLYMPIJSKY Archived 24 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Final Four venue Olympiysky Arena Archived 12 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Usyk routs Gassiev to become undisputed champ ESPN com 21 July 2018 Retrieved 24 April 2019 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olimpiysky Sports Complex Official website in Russian Information on venueEvents and tenantsPreceded byMontreal Forum Montreal Olympic Basketball tournamentFinal Venue1980 Succeeded byThe ForumLos AngelesPreceded byExhibition Hall Dusseldorf Davis Cup Final Venue1994 1995 Succeeded byMassan HallMalmoPreceded byMax Schmeling HalleBerlin FIBA Euro All star game Venue1999 Succeeded byFinal VenuePreceded byPalacio de Congresos de Maspalomas Fed Cup Final Four venue2003 Succeeded byKrylatskoe Sport PalacePreceded byYad Eliyahu Sports HallTel Aviv Euroleague Final Four Venue2005 Succeeded bySazka ArenaPraguePreceded bySibamac ArenaBratislava Davis Cup Final Venue2006 Succeeded byMemorial ColiseumPortlandPreceded byBudapest Sports Arena Budapest IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue2006 Succeeded byLuis Puig Palace ValenciaPreceded bySoderstadion Stockholm Bandy World ChampionshipFinal Venue1989 Succeeded byOulunkyla Ice Rink HelsinkiPreceded byKhimik Stadium Kemerovo Bandy World ChampionshipFinal Venue2008 Succeeded byABB Arena Syd VasterasPreceded byBelgrade ArenaBelgrade Eurovision Song Contest Venue2009 Succeeded byTelenor ArenaOslo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olympic Stadium Moscow amp oldid 1168046645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,