Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex

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 capacity of the Main Hall, which is used mostly for basketball, is 16,900 spectators.[1] The Main Hall is used for several events, like basketball, handball, volleyball, international conferences, parties and fairs.

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall
Full nameCairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
LocationCairo, Egypt
Coordinates30.070092°N 31.307098°E / 30.070092; 31.307098
Capacity16,900 (Main Hall)
1,620 (Hall 2)
720 (Hall 3 and 4)
Construction
Built1990–91
Opened1991
Construction costL.E. 248 million
ArchitectMagd Al-Masara
Project managerEgypt Consulting Office Hassan Roshdy
General contractorArab Contractors
Main contractorsMinistry of Youth and Sports

It hosted the first ever FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup on African soil.[2] It is one of the 2020 BAL season venues.

Construction

The complex, the first of its kind in Africa and the Middle East and the third internationally, was completed in September 1991.[3]

Events
The Main Hall, the largest venue in the complex (2008)

It was built in time for the 1991 All-Africa Games. Other sporting events held at the Complex include:

See also

References
  1. "Indoor Complex". cairo-stadium.org.eg. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. "Getting to know Africa's flashy basketball arenas". FIBA. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "The Indoor Sports Hall Complex - Cairo - Arab Contractors". www.arabcont.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

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Preceded by
Park Dome Kumamoto
Kumamoto City		 World Men's Handball Championship
Final Venue
1999		 Succeeded by
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Paris
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