El Menzah Sports Palace

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Opened 1967		Capacity 5,500

Location Cité olympique, Tunis, Tunisia Similar Stade El Menzah, Stade Olympique de Radès, Salle Mohamed‑Zouaoui, Stade Chedly Zouiten, Stade Municipal de Gabès

El Menzah Sport Palace (Arabic: قصر الرياضة بالمنزه‎‎) is an Indoor sports arena situated in Tunis, Tunisia. The arena usually hosts volleyball, basketball, handball, judo, fencing, wrestling and other games and tournaments with high attendance. Built in 1967, the arena was used primely for the volleyball competition in the Mediterranean Games. It seats 5,500 spectators. It will host several matches of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League and the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.

The arena hosted many events and competitions:

IHF World Men's Handball Championship: 2005

Men's African Volleyball Championship: 1967, 1976, 1987, 1995

Mediterranean Games: 1967, 2001

FIE Fencing World Cup: 2009-2010

FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women: 2007

FIBA Africa Championship: 1987

African Men's Handball Championship: 1974, 1981, 1985, 1994, 2006

References

El Menzah Sports Palace Wikipedia

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