Tbilisi Sports Palace

Tbilisi Sports Palace
	თბილისის სპორტის სასახლე
Location	May 26 sqr. 1, Tbilisi 380071, Georgia[1]
Coordinates	41.720°N 44.780°E
Owner	Logic Group Ltd
Operator	Logic Group Ltd
Capacity	9,700 (basketball); 11,000 (concerts)
Surface	Parquet
Construction
Opened	12 May 1961
Renovated	2007
Architect	Vladimir Aleksi-Meskhishvili; Yuri Kasradze; Temo Japaridze; David Kajaia;
Tenants
	Georgia national basketball team

Tbilisi Sport Palace (Georgian: თბილისის სპორტის სასახლე) is an indoor sports arena situated in Tbilisi, Georgia. The arena usually hosts basketball, handball, judo, tennis, boxing and other games and tournaments with high attendance.

History

Built in 1961, the arena was used primely for the basketball games of local Dinamo Tbilisi and is still the largest basketball designed arena in all of the former USSR successor states.[2] The construction was led by architects Vladimir Aleksi-Meskhishvili, Yuri Kasradze, Temo Japaridze and designer David Kajaia.

The arena was renovated in 2007 and was reopened on 22 August 2007,[3] with management rights given to the Logic Group Ltd for a 30-year contract.

This was the first phase of renovation and reconstruction, with the second phase including changing the roof of the building and installing new individual seats.[4] Total cost of the renovation is estimated at 5 million USD.[5]

Concerts

Tbilisi Sports Palace is one of the greatest arena for concerts in Georgia. Many international and national acts have performed here.

Ian Gillan (1990, sold out 5 gigs here in row)
Alla Pugacheva
Lela Tsurtsumia - Lela is Georgian pop-singer, who held the record of attendance in Tbilisi Sports Palace. Though the arena holds approximately 11,000 people, Lela Tsurtsumia sold out 18,000 tickets for 1 concert, in 22 May 2002. (about 25,000 people were waiting for the tickets)

Other sold-out concerts were by Georgian rapper Lex-Seni and Georgian pop-group Kuchis Bichebi. (about 15,000 people)

The venue was to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 26 November 2017.[6] However the venue was later changed to the 4,000-capacity Olympic Palace which was considered more suitable for hosting the contest.[7]

References

Sport in Georgia - Sport Complex
History of Dinamo Tbilisi Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
Renovated Sports Palace Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 22 August 2007
The Georgian times, Mayor inspects Tbilisi Sport Palace after reconstruction Archived 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Reconstruction of Sport Palace
"Junior Eurovision 2017 to take place on 26th November!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
Jordan, Paul (9 August 2017). "16 Countries to dazzle on stage in Tbilisi in 2017!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

External links

Media related to Tbilisi Sports Palace at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

Preceded by Belgrade Arena Belgrade	European Wrestling Championships Venue 2014	Succeeded by Trio Arena Vantaa

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[1] Sport in Georgia - Sport Complex

[2] History of Dinamo Tbilisi Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Renovated Sports Palace Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 22 August 2007

[4] The Georgian times, Mayor inspects Tbilisi Sport Palace after reconstruction Archived 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Reconstruction of Sport Palace

[6] "Junior Eurovision 2017 to take place on 26th November!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[7] Jordan, Paul (9 August 2017). "16 Countries to dazzle on stage in Tbilisi in 2017!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 August 2017.