Yekaterinburg Sports Palace, Indoor sports arena in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
The Yekaterinburg Sports Palace is an indoor arena with an elliptical design that accommodates around 5,500 spectators. The building houses an ice rink, training rooms, medical facilities, and designated spaces for media coverage during events.
Built in 1972 to a design by architect L. P. Vinogradov, the venue held 4,200 spectators, or up to 7,000 with arena seating, across 20,000 m². It hosted finals of the III and IV Winter Spartakiads of the Peoples of the USSR and, until 1979, also served as Sverdlovsk's circus. Rebuilt between 2003 and 2006 with 5,545 seats, it was renamed KRK Uralets; in May 2025 reconstruction began and it reopened in September 2025 as the RCC Padel Arena.
The building was a circus venue until 1979, hosting performances while the old Sverdlovsk circus on Rozy Lyuksemburg Street was closed in 1974 and burned in 1976. From 1972 it was home to Avtomobilist, and SKA and Luch also played here in the 1970s and 1980s. Avtomobilist's last match was on 26 February 2025 against Ak Bars Kazan.
The arena stands on the site of the former Palace of Sports, rebuilt in 2003–2006 and again from May 2025, when it reopened in September as the RCC padel arena. Seating after the 2006 reconstruction was 5,545. Visitors should check the current name and event programme before travelling, since the venue's function changed in 2025.
The building held up to 7,000 people when spectators stood on the arena floor, against 4,200 seated places in the original 1972 design. Until 1979 it also served as the city circus, because the old Sverdlovsk circus had closed in 1974 and burned down in 1976.
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