Khodynka Arena
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| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Broke ground | Summer 2005 |
| Opened | December 15, 2006 |
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Khodynka Arena or Ise Sport Palase on the Khodynka Field (Russian: Ледовый дворец спорта на Ходынском поле Translite Ledovy dvorets sporta na Khodynskom polye) is a multi-use indoor arena in Moscow, Russia. It is situated in the Khodynka Field and was completed in December 2006. [1] [2] It was one of the arenas to host the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. It also was the home of the Sultan Ibragimov vs. Evander Holyfield World Heavyweight Title Fight on Oct. 13th 2007. The arena has a capacity of 14,500 people.[3]
In 23 January 2008 CSKA Moscow hosted a Euroleague Regular season game against TAU Cerámica in the arena, in front of a sellout 13,000 attendance crowd[4]
Rumors also have it on many sites, that this could be the location of the 54th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2009. The other city in the running with Moscow is Saint Petersburg.
[edit] References
- ^ Sport-Express, "article", Sport-Express , December 15, 2006.
- ^ Sport-Express, "article", Sport-Express , December 1, 2006.
- ^ Eurosport, "article", Eurosport , April 5, 2007.
- ^ Euroleague.net, GAME REPORT CSKA Moscow 70 -62 Tau Ceramica, January 23, 2008
| Preceded by Riga Arena Riga, Latvia |
IIHF World Championships Final Venue 2007 |
Succeeded by Colisée Pepsi Quebec City |
