Baku Sports Palace Explained

Baku Sports Palace
Native Name:Bakı İdman Sarayı
Former Names:Palace of Hand Games (Azerbaijani: Əl Oyunları Sarayı)
Location:Baku, Azerbaijan
Opened:1974
Renovated:2015
Seating Capacity:1,736

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

CompetitionsDateYearType of sport
2004 Summer Olympic Games European Qualification Tournament21–22 February2004Taekwondo
Golden Grand Prix International Tournament17–19 July2009Wrestling
2015 European Games12–22 June2015Badminton and table tennis
Golden Grand Prix International Tournament27–29 NovemberWrestling
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games12–22 May2017

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baku Sports Hall (BSH). www.crystalhall.az. en. 2018-05-20.
  2. Web site: Ilham Aliyev reviewed the Baku Sport Palace after major overhaul.. Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic. en. 2018-05-20.
  3. Web site: Baku Sports Hall. www.baku2017.com. 2018-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180521104333/https://www.baku2017.com/en/p/baku-sports-hall. 2018-05-21. dead.