Luzhniki Small Sports Arena

Luzhniki Small Sports Arena

The Luzhniki Small Sports Arena (formerly, the Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium; Russian: Малая спортивная арена Лужники) is an 8,700-seat indoor arena that is part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex in Moscow, Russia. The Arena was built in 1956 in the USSR. It hosted volleyball competitions during the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1] It also hosted events of the 1973 Summer Universiade, 1986 Goodwill Games, Spartakiads of the Peoples of the USSR and others. The arena is the home arena of ice hockey club Dynamo Moscow since 2000.^[2]

References

External links

• (Russian) Official website

Olympic venues in volleyball 1964 Komazawa Volleyball Courts, Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium (final) 1968 Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium (final), Juan Escutia Sports Palace, Revolution Ice Rink 1972 Volleyballhalle 1976 Montreal Forum (final), Paul Sauvé Centre 1980 Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (final) 1984 Long Beach Arena 1988 Hanyang University Gymnasium, Jamsil Gymnasium (final), Saemaul Sports Hall 1992 Palau dels Esports de Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi (final), Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron 1996 Clayton County International Park (2-man), Omni Coliseum (indoor final), Stegeman Coliseum 2000 Bondi Beach, Sydney Entertainment Centre (indoor final), Sydney Showground Pavilion 4 2004 Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, Peace and Friendship Stadium 2008 Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Capital Indoor Stadium (indoor final), Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground 2012 Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Horse Guards Parade 2016 Copacabana Beach, Maracanãzinho

Coordinates: 55°43′06″N 37°32′56″E / 55.71833°N 37.54889°E / 55.71833; 37.54889