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El Menzah Sports Palace

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Opened
  
1967

Capacity
  
5,500

El Menzah Sports Palace

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

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