Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris)

Stade Pierre de Coubertin
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Location	Paris, France
Capacity	Basketball: 4,200; Boxing: 4,836;
Construction
Opened	1937
Renovated	1946, 1990
Expanded	1990
Architect	Carre & Clavel; Didier Drummond (1990 renovation)
Tenants
	ATP World Tour Finals (Tennis) (1971); Open GDF Suez (Tennis) (1993– 2014); French Open (Badminton); Paris Saint-Germain (Handball); Paris BR (Basketball); Levallois Sporting Club (Basketball); Paris-Levallois (Basketball);

The Stade Pierre de Coubertin (French for Pierre de Coubertin Stadium) is an indoor arena that is located in Paris, France. It is the home venue of the Paris Saint-Germain Handball team. Currently, the arena has a seating capacity of 4,200 people for basketball games.

History[]

Stade Pierre de Coubertin was opened in 1937, for the Universal Exposition, and it was rebuilt after bombing that occurred during the Second World War.^[2] The stadium was used as a detention centre during the Paris massacre of 1961.^[3] In 1990, the arena underwent a renovation, which included a new façade, expansion of its seating capacity, and the addition of various service areas.^[1]

In addition to previously being the home arena of the basketball teams Paris BR, Levallois Sporting Club, and Paris-Levallois, each year the Stade Pierre de Coubertin also hosts various sporting events, such as the fencing Grand Prix: Challenge International de Paris (in January) and the Challenge Monal (in February), the Open Gaz de France women's tennis tournament, and the Internationaux France Badminton.^{[citation needed]} The arena has been selected to be the venue for the goalball competitions at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "STADE PIERRE-DE-COUBERTIN". Paris 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^ "Stade Pierre de Coubertin". Paris.fr. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^ "Le 17 octobre 1961 à Paris : une démonstration algérienne, un massacre colonial". Musée National de l'histoire de l'immigration. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^ "Paris 2024". Architecture of the Games. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

Coordinates: 48°50′07″N 2°15′22″E / 48.83528°N 2.25611°E / 48.83528; 2.25611

Preceded by Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Tokyo	Masters Cup Venue 1971	Succeeded by Palau Blaugrana Barcelona

[paris2024-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "STADE PIERRE-DE-COUBERTIN". Paris 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

[2] "Stade Pierre de Coubertin". Paris.fr. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

[3] "Le 17 octobre 1961 à Paris : une démonstration algérienne, un massacre colonial". Musée National de l'histoire de l'immigration. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

[4] "Paris 2024". Architecture of the Games. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

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