Salle Gaston Médecin
Salle Omnisports | |
Full name | Stade Louis II Salle Omnisports Gaston Médecin |
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Location | Fontvieille, Monaco |
Coordinates | 43°43′39.38″N 7°24′56.21″E / 43.7276056°N 7.4156139°ECoordinates: 43°43′39.38″N 7°24′56.21″E / 43.7276056°N 7.4156139°E |
Capacity | 4,090 |
Surface | Parquet |
Construction | |
Opened | 1985 |
Renovated | 2014, 2015 |
Expanded | 2016, 2021 |
Tenants | |
AS Monaco |
Salle Gaston Médecin, or Salle Omnisports, is an indoor sports arena that is located in Fontvieille, Monaco. It is used to host basketball, volleyball, and handball games, judo and fencing matches, and weightlifting and gymnastics competitions. The arena is a part of the Stade Louis II multi-sports complex, and is owned by the Monaco-based multi-sports club AS Monaco.
Since the last expansion in 2021 in order to be eligible to host Euroleague , the arena has a seating capacity of 4,090 people.[1]
History[]
The arena was originally opened in 1985 with the presence of Prince Rainier III, Was named after Gaston Medécin, a Monegasque athlete who died in 1983. The space was subject to a renovation process between 2014 and 2015 and expanded in 2016 and 2021.
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- AS Monaco FC
- 1985 establishments in Monaco
- Basketball venues in Monaco
- Fontvieille, Monaco
- Handball venues in Monaco
- Indoor arenas in Monaco
- National stadiums
- Sports venues completed in 1985
- Sports venues in Monaco
- Volleyball venues in Monaco
- European sports venue stubs
- Monaco stubs
- Monaco sport stubs