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Baku Sports Palace

Coordinates: 40°21′31″N 49°50′06″E / 40.3586°N 49.835°E / 40.3586; 49.835
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Baku Sports Palace
Bakı İdman Sarayı
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Former namesPalace of Hand Games (Azerbaijani: Əl Oyunları Sarayı)
LocationBaku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates40°21′31″N 49°50′06″E / 40.3586°N 49.835°E / 40.3586; 49.835
Capacity1,736
Construction
Opened1974
Renovated2015

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

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Competitions Date Year Type of sport
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Baku Sports Hall (BSH)". www.crystalhall.az. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  2. ^ "Ilham Aliyev reviewed the Baku Sport Palace after major overhaul". Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  3. ^ "Baku Sports Hall". www.baku2017.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
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