Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA

Universal Sports Hall CSKA Moscow (USH CSKA)
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CSKA Universal Sports Hall

Full name	Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA Moscow
Former names	CSKA Palace of Sports
Location	Moscow, Russia
Coordinates	55°47′21.23″N 37°32′33.48″E / 55.7892306°N 37.5426333°E / 55.7892306; 37.5426333Coordinates: 55°47′21.23″N 37°32′33.48″E / 55.7892306°N 37.5426333°E / 55.7892306; 37.5426333
Owner	CSKA Moscow
Capacity	Basketball: 5,500
Surface	Parquet Floor
Opened	1979
PBC CSKA Moscow MFK CSKA Moscow

CSKA Universal Sports Hall in 2014

Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA, also known as USH CSKA, and formerly known as CSKA Palace of Sports, is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena that is located in Moscow, Russia. The arena is primarily used to host basketball and futsal games, but it can also be used to host boxing matches, volleyball games, handball games, tennis, gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, wrestling, fencing, martial arts, and other sports. The arena can also be used for dancing and other entertainment events. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games 5,500 people.

The arena is named in honor of the late Alexander Gomelsky, the former head basketball coach and honorary president of CSKA Moscow Basketball Club.^[1]

History

Universal Sports Hall CSKA was completed in the year 1979, during the preparations for the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were hosted by Moscow, USSR. The arena was used as a venue for the 1980 Olympics basketball tournament that was held there.^[2]

Universal Sports Hall CSKA has also been used as the long-time home arena of the basketball club, PBC CSKA Moscow. It has also been used as the home arena of futsal club, MFK CSKA Moscow.

References

↑ Professional Basketball Club CSKA Moscow
↑ 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 82-5.

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Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics

Central Lenin Stadium Area	Druzhba Multipurpose Arena Grand Arena Minor Arena Sports Palace Swimming Pool Streets of Moscow

Olympiysky Sports Complex	Indoor Stadium Swimming Pool

Northwestern Planning Zone	CSKA Athletics Fieldhouse CSKA Football Fieldhouse CSKA Palace of Sports Dynamo Central Stadium, Grand Arena Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena Dynamo Palace of Sports Krylatskoye Sports Complex Archery Field Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex Young Pioneers Stadium

Eastern Planning Zone	Dynamo Shooting Range Izmailovo Sports Palace Sokolniki Sports Palace

Football venues	Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) Kirov Stadium (Leningrad) Republican Stadium (Kiev)

Other venues	Moscow-Minsk Highway Olympic Regatta in Tallinn Izmailovo Hotel

Olympic venues in basketball

1936: Tennis Courts, Tennis Stadium (final) 1948: Harringay Arena 1952: Messuhalli (final), Tennis Palace 1956: West Melbourne Stadium, Royal Exhibition Building (final) 1960: Palazzo dello Sport (final), Palazzetto dello Sport 1964: National Gymnasium 1968: Juan Escutia Sports Palace 1972: Basketballhalle 1976: Centre Étienne Desmarteau, Montreal Forum (final) 1980: CSKA Palace of Sports, Indoor Stadium (final) 1984: The Forum 1988: Jamsil Gymnasium 1992: Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona 1996: Georgia Dome (final), Morehouse College Gymnasium 2000: Sydney SuperDome (final), The Dome and Exhibition Complex 2004: Hellinikon Indoor Arena, Olympic Indoor Hall (final) 2008: Wukesong Indoor Stadium 2012: Basketball Arena, North Greenwich Arena¹ 2016: Olympic Training Center – Arena 1 2020: Saitama Super Arena NOTE: During the Olympic Games, venues that have naming rights sold may not use their name during the Olympic Games.

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