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The National Gymnastics Arena is an indoor arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. The venue is mainly used for gymnastics.
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Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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Coordinates | 40.41923°N 49.916605°E |
Owner | Mayoralty of Baku |
Capacity | 5,000–9,000 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | August 2009 |
Built | 2009–2014 |
Opened | April 2014 |
Architect | Broadway Malyan, sport specialist BDP Pattern |
Project manager | Phil Benson |
Main contractors | PASHA Construction (PASHA Holding), sport specialist BDP Pattern |
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National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan was designed by Broadway Malyan and sport specialist BDP Pattern.[1] PASHA Construction (PASHA Holding) appointed Broadway Malyan and sport specialist BDP Pattern to develop the arena from start to finish after winning a competition to design the scheme in 2011.[2] The construction of the NGA started in August 2009,[3] and was inaugurated in April 2014.[4] The arena has capacity of 5,000–9,000 seats depending on the event conducting.[5]
The NGA has an additional training hall - Airdome, which was constructed in the south part of the arena on an area of 6000 m2. The dome is kept inflated by ventilators creating internal pressure.[6]
The arena hosted several events of different types of sports as following:[7][8]
Event | Date |
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21st Rhythmic Gymnastics Azerbaijan Championship | April 2014 |
30th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships | June 2014 |
1st WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships | July 2014 |
Joint Gymnastics Tournament in 5 disciplines | August 2014 |
21st Azerbaijan and Baku Championships on men's artistic gymnastics | December 2014 |
Azerbaijan's and Baku Championship on rhythmic gymnastics, also the first ever Regions' Cup | December 2014 |
2015 NN Table Tennis ITTF - Europe Top 16 Cup | February 2015 |
Open Joint Azerbaijan Championships in Gymnastics Disciplines | March 2015 |
1st European Games | June 2015 |
FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup AGF Trophy | February 2016 |
FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics | March 2016 |
Azerbaijan and Baku Championship among age categories in Artistic Gymnastics | May 2016 |
FIG World Cup Final in Rhythmic Gymnastics | July 2016 |
23rd Baku Championship in Acrobatic Gymnastics [9] | November 2016 |
14th Azerbaijan and Baku Championship among Age Categories in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling | |
FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling | February 2017 |
FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup | March 2017 |
FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series | April 2017 |
4th Islamic Solidarity Games | May 2017 |
24th Baku Championship and Azerbaijan Championship among Age Categories in Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics | June 2017 |
24th Azerbaijan Championship among Age Categories in Acrobatic Gymnastics | |
Azerbaijan and Baku Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling Championships among Age Categories | November 2017 |
Open Azerbaijan and Baku Aerobic Gymnastics Championships among Age Categories | |
Rhythmic Gymnastics Baku Championships among Age Categories | |
2018 World Judo Championships | September 2018 |
2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships[10] | May 2019 |
26th Azerbaijan and Baku Championships among age categories [11] | June 2019 |
2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (Artistic gymnastics) | July 2019[12] |
FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships | September 2019[13] |
2021 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships | November 2021 |
2022 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | March 2022 |