Olympic Sports Centre, Riga

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Olimpiskais sporta centrs

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Full name	Olimpiskais sporta centrs
Location	Grostonas 6b, Riga, Latvia
Coordinates	56°58′04″N 24°07′27″E / 56.9679°N 24.1243°E / 56.9679; 24.1243Coordinates: 56°58′04″N 24°07′27″E / 56.9679°N 24.1243°E / 56.9679; 24.1243
Owner	Latvian Olympic Committee
Operator	SIA Olimpiskais sporta centrs
Capacity	830 (multifunctional hall) 300 (football) 10,300 (ice hockey)
Field size	23 924,63 m2
Opened	2005
Tenants
BK VEF Rīga (LBL, VTB League) (LBL) TTT Rīga (LSBL, EuroLeague Women)

The Olympic Sports Centre (Latvian: Olimpiskais sporta centrs), from 2016 until 2020: Elektrum Olympic Centre, Elektrum Olimpiskais centrs) is an indoor multi-functional sports facility in Rīga, Latvia, which was opened in 2005 at the former location of the Riga hippodrome by the Latvian Olympic Committee as part of a nationwide network of Olympic centres designed to improve the training and competition facilities of Latvian athletes.

Facilities[]

The Olympic Sports Centre covers the area of approximately 24,000 square meters and can be used by more than 4,000 visitors per day.^{[clarification needed]} The centre offers a multifunctional sports hall, an artificial turf football hall, facilities for basketball, volleyball, beach volleyball, athletics, swimming, gymnastics and aerobic training, as well as office spaces and a café. The headquarters of the Latvian Football Federation are located at the centre. In 2009, the centre was awarded the “European Healthy Stadia” status.

Events[]

The arena has hosted a variety of sporting competitions, as well as concerts, seminars and exhibitions, such as the 2006 NATO Riga Summit. It was the second arena of the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships, the first being Arēna Rīga. It was the second arena of the 2021 Men's ice hockey World Championships, which is hosted only by Latvia.

See also[]

• List of indoor arenas in Latvia

References[]

• Olympic Sports Centre Riga. Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs. Retrieved on 2011-12-27.^{[dead link]}
• "Olimpiskais sporta centrs" turpmāk nesīs "Elektrum" vārdu. (Latvian) Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja. March 17, 2016. Retrieved on December 16, 2016.

External links[]

Media related to Olympic Sports Center at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Latvian)