Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
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| Full name | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex |
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| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°04′12″N 31°18′26″E / 30.070092°N 31.307098°ECoordinates: 30°04′12″N 31°18′26″E / 30.070092°N 31.307098°E |
| Capacity | 16,900 (Main Hall) 1,620 (Hall 2) 720 (Hall 3 and 4) |
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| Built | 1990–91 |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Construction cost | L.E. 248 million |
| Architect | Magd Al-Masara |
| Project manager | Egypt Consulting Office Hassan Roshdy |
| General contractor | Arab Contractors |
| Main contractors | Ministry of Youth and Sports |
| Tenants | |
| Gezira (basketball) (Hall 2) | |
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex (Arabic: مجمع الصالات المغطاة باستاد القاهرة الدولي) consists of four Olympic-standard, multi-use indoor sporting arenas located near the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. The seating capacity of The Main Hall (also known as The Covered Hall), which is primarily used for sports, is 16,900 spectators.[1]
Construction[]
The complex, the first of its kind in Africa and the Middle East and the third internationally, was completed in September 1991.[2] In 2016, the halls were equipped with an LED lighting system. The 160 spotlights in the main hall only consume 50 percent of the energy of the old system.[3]
Events[]
The Main Hall is used for several events, like badminton, basketball, handball, volleyball, international conferences, parties and trade fairs. It was built in time for the 1991 All-Africa Games. It hosted the first ever FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup on African soil.[4] It is one of the 2020 BAL season venues.
Other sporting events held at the Complex include:
- 1993 Men's Junior World Handball Championship (Main Hall)
- 1999 World Men's Handball Championship
- 2004 African Men's Handball Championship
- 2005 World Judo Championships
- 2009 Men's Junior World Handball Championship (Halls 1 and 2)
- 2010 African Men's Handball Championship (Halls 1 and 2)
- 2015 Men's African Volleyball Championship
- 2016 African Men's Handball Championship (Halls 1 and 2)
- 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women
- 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
- 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship (Halls 1 and 2)
- 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
- 2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships (Hall 2)
- 2020 African Badminton Championships (Hall 2)
- 2020 African Volleyball Championship U21 (Hall 2)
- 2021 World Men's Handball Championship
- 2021 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships (Main Hall)
- 2021 FIBA Under-16 African Championship (Halls 3 and 4)
- 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's African Championship (Halls 3 and 4)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Indoor Complex". cairo-stadium.org.eg. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "The Indoor Sports Hall Complex - Cairo - Arab Contractors". www.arabcont.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Cairo Stadium Lights up with Arena LED Lighting System". www.ledinside.com. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Getting to know Africa's flashy basketball arenas". FIBA. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Cairo stadium at Wikimedia Commons
- Indoor arenas in Egypt
- Sports venues in Cairo
- Judo venues
- Volleyball venues in Egypt
- Handball venues in Egypt
- Badminton venues
- 1991 establishments in Egypt
- Sports venues completed in 1991