La Coupole d'Alger Arena
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2018) |
 | |
 | |
| Full name | La Coupole du Complexe Olympique Mohamed Boudiaf |
|---|---|
| Location | Route of the 5-July Dely Ibrahim, Algeria |
| Coordinates | 36°45′31″N 2°58′39″E / 36.7587°N 2.9775°E |
| Owner | Ministry of Youth and Sports |
| Operator | Office of the Olympic Complex Mohamed Boudiaf |
| Capacity | 5,500 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1972 |
| Built | 1972–75 |
| Opened | 17 June 1975 |
| Architect | Oscar Niemeyer |
| Tenants | |
| No team | |
La Coupole du Complexe Olympique Mohamed Boudiaf is an indoor sporting arena located in Dely Ibrahim, Algeria. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 spectators. It hosts indoor sporting events such as Handball, Basketball, Volleyball. It also hosted many international competitions and many political gatherings and concerts.[1] The Arena was inaugurated on the occasion of the hosting of the 1975 Mediterranean Games. there are six entrances in the Arena, one of which is for the official, the Arena is of one floor in a circular way, there is also a small second floor for VIP.
Competitions hosted
[edit]Some of major senior competitions are below
- Pan Arab Games
- Mediterranean Games
- 1 time (1975)
- All-Africa Games
- African Handball Championship
- 4 times (Men's & Women's 1976, Men's & Women's 1989, Men's & Women's 2000 & Men's & Women's 2014)
- FIBA Africa Championship
- 2 times (Men's 1995 & Men's 2005)
- African Volleyball Championship
- 1 time (Men's 1993)
- African Wrestling Championships
- 1 time (2020)
- Men's Junior World Handball Championship
- 1 time (Men's U21 2017)
- Vocotruyen World Championships
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Complexe Mohamed-Boudiaf : la Cité olympique sera rénovée pour 275 millions DA". djazairess.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Algeria to host Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts World Championship 2022 | Culture - Sports | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". en.vietnamplus.vn.
External links
[edit]- (in French) agguerabi.com