Hamdan Sports Complex

The Hamdan Sports Complex is a multi-purpose sports arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The arena was completed in summer 2010. It hosted the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in which 153 countries participated. It also hosted the final games of the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship. The stadium hosts various international aquatic events. It has a total capacity of 15,000 spectators. Beside aquatic events, such as swimming, it also accommodates badminton, basketball, karate, swimming, tennis, volleyball and water polo.^[4][5][6]

Hamdan Sports Complex

Hamdan Sports Complex

Full name	Hamdan Sports Complex
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25.0512548°N 55.3180397°E / 25.0512548; 55.3180397
Owner	Dubai Municipality
Capacity	15,000
Construction
Broke ground	May 2008
Opened	10 October 2010[1]
Construction cost	AED1.1 billion[1] USD $ 300 million EUR € 244 million
Architect	Binladin Contracting Group LLC
Project manager	Binladin Contracting Group LLC
Structural engineer	Binladin Contracting Group LLC
General contractor	Binladin Contracting Group LLC
Main contractors	Binladin Contracting Group LLC
Tenants
2010 World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship[1][2] IPTL (2014-present) BWF World Superseries Finals (2014-2017)[3]

Notable events

Major events

• World Swimming Championships: 2010^[7][8]
• Asian Men's Volleyball Championship: 2013^[9]
• FINA Swimming World Cup: 2016^[10]
• Special Olympics World Games: 2019^[11]
• World Karate Championships: 2021^[12]

Other events

The Philippines' Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League hosted its first series of international games at the venue.^[13]

See also

• Dubai Sports City
• List of development projects in Dubai

References

1. "Sheikh Hamdan launches Dh1.1bn Dubai Sporurl=http://www.emirates247.com/news/government/sheikh-hamdan-launches-dh1-1bn-dubai-sports-complex-2010-10-11-1.302007". Emirates 24/7. 11 October 2010.
2. "Event Guide - City & Venues". 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship for Men. FIBA. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
3. Osborne, Paul. "Countdown on for start of Badminton World Super Series Finals in Dubai". Inside the Games. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
4. "Fina team happy with progress of sports complex". Gulf News. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
5. "Municipality plans Dubai Sports Complex". MEED. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
6. "Dubai to build $2 billion sports complex". The Hindu. 18 December 2004. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
7. "PR27 - Update on 2010 & 2013 FINA World Championships in Dubai (UAE)". FINA. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
8. "Official launch of the Mascot of the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2010 in Dubai (UAE)". FINA. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
9. Kahled, Ali (27 September 2013). "UAE open Asian Volleyball Championships campaign with win over Uzbekistan". The National News. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
10. Kapser, Daniela (2 October 2016). "Hosszu Enters 17 Events At FINA World Cup Dubai". SwimSwam. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
11. Kumar, Anjana (13 March 2019). "All you need to know: The Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019". Gulf News. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
12. Parkar, Ubaid (20 November 2021). "World Karate Championships: Indians finish without a medal in Dubai meet". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
13. "Pacquiao follows 35-point showing with 42 in MPBL execs' vengeful win in Dubai". Spin.ph. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2024-10-29.

External links

• Official Website

Preceded by Manchester Arena Manchester	FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Venue 2010	Succeeded by Sinan Erdem Dome Istanbul
Preceded by Žalgiris Arena Kaunas	FIBA FIBA Under-17 World Championship Venue 2014	Succeeded by TBD