Baku Sports Palace
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| Bakı İdman Sarayı | |
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| Former names | Palace of Hand Games (Azerbaijani: Əl Oyunları Sarayı) |
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| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°21′31″N 49°50′06″E / 40.3586°N 49.835°E |
| Capacity | 1,736 |
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| Opened | 1974 |
| Renovated | 2015 |
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]
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 |
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| 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.
- ^ "Baku Sports Hall". www.baku2017.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
External links
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Media related to Baku Sports Hall at Wikimedia Commons
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