Samsan World Gymnasium
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| Location | Bupyeongro, Incheon, South Korea |
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| Coordinates | 37°30′28″N 126°44′16″E / 37.5077°N 126.7377°E |
| Public transit | Samsan Gymnasium Station |
| Capacity | 7,140[2] |
| Surface | 43,029 m2[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2004 |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Tenants | |
| Incheon Electroland Elephants (2006–2021) Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (2021–present) | |
Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium is an indoor arena in Incheon, South Korea.[3] It has hosted numerous international tournaments such as the 2014 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship[4] and the basketball events at the 2014 Asian Games.
The complex includes a convention center adjacent to the indoor arena. The arena was considered ground-breaking for its time as the gymnasium was planned in such a way that the spectators' seats may be rearranged to suit various sports, thus being able to host fourteen different indoor sports in addition to concerts, festivals and other events.[5] Formerly the home ground of Korean Basketball League team Incheon Electroland Elephants, it was one of the league's earliest purpose-built basketball arenas during an era when the majority of KBL teams were "second-hand" tenants of gymnasiums originally built for other sports. The team was bought over by Korea Gas Corporation and moved to Daegu after the 2020–21 season ended due to the league policy that a team's corporate headquarters, home ground and training facilities must be located within the same vicinity.[6]
It was repurposed for volleyball and became the new home of women's volleyball team Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders.[7] The move coincided with the team's 50th anniversary.[8] The Pink Spiders had previously shared the Gyeyang Gymnasium with men's team Incheon Korean Air Jumbos ever since Gyeyang Gymnasium was opened in 2013.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "삼산월드체육관 (Samsan World Gymnasium)". Incheon2014ag.org. IAGOC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "인천시설공단 경기장 및 시설소개". insiseol.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Asian Games 2014 Venues – Samsan World Gymnasium". Times of India. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "2014 Incheon World Wheelchair Basketball Championship – FAQ". 2014 Incheon World Wheelchair Basketball Championship. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "삼산월드체육관 개관". Incheon News (in Korean). 13 October 2006.
- ^ a b "여자프로배구 흥국생명, 인천 삼산월드체육관으로 홈구장 이전". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 30 September 2021.
- ^ "흥국생명 배구단, 홈구장 삼산체육관 사용 예정". Incheon Today (in Korean). 26 August 2021.
- ^ "창단 50주년 흥국생명배구단, 새 둥지 삼산월드체육관서 14일 홈 개막전". Incheon Ilbo (in Korean). 9 November 2021.
37°30′28″N 126°44′16″E / 37.5077°N 126.7377°E
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