Location İzmir, Turkey Broke ground 2004 Phone +90 232 486 35 36 | Capacity Basketball: 10,000 Opened 2005 | |
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Address Halkapınar Mah., Fatih cad. No:1, 35170 Konak/İzmir, Turkey Similar Halkapınar railway station, Kadir Has Spor Salonu, İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir Alsancak Stadium, Karşıyaka Arena | ||
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall (Turkish: İzmir Halkapınar Spor Salonu) is an indoor multi-purpose sport venue that is located in the Halkapınar neighborhood of İzmir, Turkey. The hall has a seating capacity of 10,000 spectators.
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History
Its construction began in December 2004, and the hall was put into service in June 2005 for the games of 2005 Summer Universiade. Bozoğlu construction company successfully finished the construction of Halkapınar Sport Hall in six months.
International events hosted
Competitions in gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, and fencing are held in this modern hall. The site hosted the European Seniors Fencing Championship, which was held between July 4 and 9, 2006 in İzmir.
Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification was contested from January 7 to 13, 2008.
The arena hosted Pool A,C and E matches of the 2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
The venue was used for hosting İzmir matches of 2010 FIBA World Championship for the matches of Group D.
Round-robin matches of 2011 Basketball World Cup were played between August 11–13, 2011.