Olympiysky Sports Complex, Indoor sports arena in Meshchansky District, Moscow, Russia
Olympiysky Sports Complex is an indoor sports facility with several halls in Meshchansky District, Moscow, Russia. The main arena seats over twenty thousand spectators beneath a curved roof and is surrounded by smaller training halls that accommodate different sports.
The facility was built as the main venue for basketball and boxing during the 1980 Summer Olympics and opened at the end of July that year. Since then, the hall has been used for additional sports and large music events, including two Bandy World Championships.
The complex sits in central Moscow and has drawn a broad audience for sports and music events for decades. The main hall hosted major international competitions and concerts, making the facility a familiar gathering point where people from all parts of the city come together.
The complex stands on Olimpiysky Prospekt beside Prospekt Mira metro station. The arena was closed on 1 January 2019 and its buildings were demolished by 2021, so visitors currently see a construction site rather than the halls; the rebuilt complex is scheduled for completion in early 2027.
The arena hosted the first Bandy World Championship played indoors, in 1989, and again in 2008. Bandy is normally played outdoors on large ice fields; the indoor setting allowed Moscow to stage the tournament under a roof.
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