İzmir Atatürk Volleyball Hall (Turkish: İzmir Atatürk Voleybol Salonu) is a volleyball venue located in the district of Alsancak in İzmir, Turkey.
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| Former names | Izmir Atatürk Sports Hall |
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| Public transit | Alsancak Station, İZBAN |
| Type | Arena |
| Genre(s) | Sporting events |
| Capacity | 6000 |
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| Built | 1971 |
| Renovated | 2012 |
| Expanded | 2012 |
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| 2001-2024 1971-2005 2010-2024 | |
After serving as the indoor sport hall for competitions of basketball, volleyball and handball for 40 years, it has been rebuilt to serve as the volleyball hall of the city and has a capacity of 6,000 people. Along with other local teams, İzmir's volleyball powerhouse Arkas plays its matches in this hall.
International events hosted
editİzmir Atatürk Volleyball Hall hosted basketball games of the Universiade 2005, which was held between August 11 and 21 2005 in İzmir. It also hosted 15 games of the Group B in the preliminary round of the Eurobasket 2005 Women from September 2 to 7 2005.
- 2013 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship 22 August-1 September
- 2015 Women's European Volleyball League - Leg 4 and 5 21-30 August 2015
See also
editReferences
edit- Ministry of Youth and Sports-İzmir Region, Volleyball Section (in Turkish)
- Arkas Sports Club (in Turkish)
- Karşıyaka Sports Club (in Turkish)
- Bornova Anadolu Lisesi (in Turkish)
38°26′1″N 27°8′53″E / 38.43361°N 27.14806°E
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