Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace Explained

Stadium Name:Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace
Nickname:Palais des Sports
Fullname:Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace
Location:Oran, Algeria
Opened:December 1960
Renovated:2002
Operator:OPOW of Oran
Tenants:MC Oran
ASM Oran
Seating Capacity:5,000

The Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace (ar|قصر الرياضات حمو بوتليليس), famously called Palais des Sports (ar|قصر الرياضات), is an indoor sports arena located in Oran, Algeria. The official seating capacity of the arena is 5,000.

History

The hall was opened in December 1960 in Medina Jedida, a neighborhood of Oran under the French Algeria period. It hosted many events, the most important were the 1988 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup, the 2005 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship[1] and the qualification tournament of the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix.[2]

Sports hosted

Collective sports

Futsal, Handball, Basket-ball, Volley-ball.

Individual sports

Martial arts (Karate, Judo, Kickboxing ...etc.), Boxing, Gymnastic.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 Youth Boys' Under 19 World Championship . .
  2. Web site: Algeria in intense build up to World Grand Prix qualifier . .