Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall Explained

Chalkida Indoor Hall
Fullname:Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall
Location:Kanithou, Chalcis, Greece
Opened:1996
Surface:Parquet
Tenants:AGEH Gymnastikos
Seating Capacity:1,620

Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall, or Chalkida Indoor Hall (alternate spellings: Kabouris, Halkida; Greek: Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο Κανήθου «Τάσος Καμπούρης»), is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Kanithou, Chalcis, Greece.[1] It is named after Tasos Kampouris, a politician from the island of Euboea. The arena is mainly used to host concerts and basketball, handball and volleyball games. The arena has 1,120 regular seats available, plus another 500 seats, which are located in the arena's amphitheater. The total regular seating capacity of the arena for sporting events is 1,620 people.

History

Tasos Kampouris Kanithou Indoor Hall has been used as the home arena of the Greek men's professional basketball clubs AGEH Gymnastikos and Ikaros Kallitheas. The men's professional basketball club Kymis, also used the arena to host its home games, when it played in the top-tier level Greek Basket League. The arena has also been used to host some of the EuroLeague Women home games of the Olympiacos Women's basketball team.

The arena hosted the 2002 World Wrestling Championships for Women, the 2003 HEBA Greek All-Star Game, and the 2016 FIBA Under-20 European Championship Division B. The arena was also used as a host venue by the senior Greek women's national basketball team, during the EuroBasket Women 2017 qualification, and the EuroBasket Women 2019 qualification.

Major events hosted

Greece Women - one home game.

Greece Women - two home games.

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Notes and References

  1. http://stadia.gr/halkida-b/halkida-b.html Halkida Indoor Hall "Tasos Kambouris".