Lütfullah Aksungur Sports Hall

Lütfullah Aksungur Sports Hall
Lütfullah Aksungur Spor Salonu
Location Adana, Turkey
Coordinates 37°03′14″N 35°21′29″E / 37.053797°N 35.358021°ECoordinates: 37°03′14″N 35°21′29″E / 37.053797°N 35.358021°E
Owner Çukurova University
Capacity 1,750
Opened 1994

The Lütfullah Aksungur Sports Hall (Turkish: Lütfullah Aksungur Spor Salonu) is an indoor arena for handball competitions located in Adana, Turkey. It has a seating capacity of 1,750.[1] The venue was built in 1994.[2] Owned by Çukurova University, the venue is named in honor of Prof. Dr. Lütfullah Aksungur (1925-1986), a dermatologist and founding dean of the university as well as its rector between 1977 and 1980.[3]

The sport hall was renovated and modernized for the use of 2013 Mediterranean Games by the Provincial Youth Services and Sports Directoriate costing 2.5 million.[2][4]

At 2013 Mediterranean Games, the arena hosted men's handball event between 23–30 June.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lütfullah Aksungur Spor Salonu" (in Turkish). Mersin 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 İşisağ, İrfan (2012-11-08). "Lütfullah Aksungur yenileniyor". Günaydın Adana (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  3. ↑ "Prof. Dr. Lütfullah Aksungur". Çukurova University-Medical School-Dermatology. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Akdeniz Oyunları İçin Lütfullah Aksungur Spor Salonu Hazır dste=2013-04-24". Çukurova Postası (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  5. ↑ "17. Akdeniz Oyunları Hentbol Müsabakaları'ndan Şampiyon Mısır". Haberciniz (in Turkish). 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-04.