Volga-Sport-Arena Explained

Stadium Name:Volga-Sport-Arena
Location:Ulyanovsk, Russia
Opened:2014
Seating Capacity:5,000

54.2979°N 48.3411°W

Volga-Sport-Arena is a sports venue in Ulyanovsk, Russia. It is the home of Volga.[1] At the 2016 Bandy World Championship it hosted most of the matches.

Volga-Sport-Arena holds 5,000 seated spectators. The total area of the stadium is 23,000 m2 with an ice of 6,500 m2 or 100x60 m playing field.[2] The decision to build it was taken in 2012 https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbandynet.ru%2Fv1%2Fnode%2F30650 and it opened in 2014.[3]

There is also a local bandy museum at the premises. At the time of the 2016 World Championship held here, plans were announced by Ulyanovsk Oblast Governor Sergey Morozov to make this a national museum for Russian bandy.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Информация о команде "Волга" Ульяновск - Реестр - Федерация хоккея с мячом России .
  2. http://bandy2016.ru/en/arenas/volga-sport-arena bandy2016.ru: Volga-Sport-Arena
  3. http://ulgov.com/news/613/ Largest Russian Ice Palace Volga -Sport Arena opened in Ulyanovsk
  4. http://bandy2016.ru/en/news/240-it-is-planned-to-create-the-museum-of-national-hockey-in-the-ulyanovsk-region bandy2016.ru: "It is planned to create The Museum of National Hockey in the Ulyanovsk region"