Baku Sports Palace

Indoor sports arena in Baku, Azerbaijan

Baku Sports Palace
Bakı İdman Sarayı

Address| Baku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates| 40°21′31″N 49°50′06″E﻿ / ﻿40.3586°N 49.835°E﻿ / 40.3586; 49.835
Capacity| 1,736
Construction
Opened| 1974
Renovated| 2015

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[edit]

Competitions  | Date  | Year  | Type of sport

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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[edit]

* Baku Olympic Stadium
* National Gymnastics Arena

## References[edit]

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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