Copper Box Arena
Indoor multi-sport venue in London, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Copper Box Arena is a multi-sport venue built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England.
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Former names | Handball Arena (2011–12) |
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Location | Hackney Wick, London |
Coordinates | 51°32′39.84″N 0°1′12.36″W |
Public transit | Stratford Stratford International Hackney Wick |
Owner | Greenwich Leisure Limited |
Operator | Olympic Delivery Authority |
Capacity | Concerts: 7,481 Basketball: 6,000[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | October 2009 |
Built | 2009–11 |
Opened | May 2011 (2011-05) |
Construction cost | £44 million[2] (£74.5 million in 2024 sterling[3]) |
Architect | Make Architects, Populous, PTW Architects, ARUP |
Tenants | |
London Lions (BBL) (2013–present) London Lions Women (WBBL) (2017–present) London GD Handball Club (EHA) (2013–present) London Pulse (EN/NS) (2018–present) London Royal Ravens (CODL) (2020–2023) |
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Previously known as the Handball Arena, it was renamed because, aside from handball, it hosted modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting, swimming, horse jumping and running) during the Olympics and was the goalball venue for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4]