The Palace of Hand Games ( azerb. Əl Oyunları sarayı, or Əl Oyunları stadionu ), also known as the Palace of Sports ( azerb. İdman sarayı ) is a sports arena located in the city of Baku , the capital of Azerbaijan .
| Hand Games Palace | |
|---|---|
 Palace in 2015 | |
| original name | azerb. Əl Oyunları sarayı |
| Unofficial name | Palace of Sports |
| Location |  26a Neftyanikov Avenue , Sabail district , Baku , Azerbaijan |
| Built | 1980s |
| Capacity | 1628 |
| Home team | |
| Field dimensions | 2500 sq. Km |
It seats 1628 spectators [1] . The Hand Games Palace was built in the 80s of the XX century [2] .
Various competitions and events were held in the arena. So, in February 2004, the international qualifying tournament of the XXVIII Summer Taekwondo Olympic Games was held here [3] . Also, various kinds of futsal competitions are held in the palace of hand games [4] [5] .
In addition, the Euroclub of the Eurovision 2012 song contest held in Baku was located in the Palace [6] .
In 2015, table tennis and badminton competitions were held at the Hand Games Palace as part of the I European Games [7] . In preparation for the games, the building was overhauled [8] .
Sports Palace in 2008
Overhaul of the building in March 2014
Notes
- ↑ The first meeting of the Organizing Committee of the first European Games to be held in Baku in 2015 was chaired by Ilham Aliyev
- ↑ Azərbaycan Respublikası ərazisində dövlət mühafizəsinə götürülmüş daşınmaz tarix və mədəniyyət abidələrinin əhəmiyyət dərəcələnübəqdildidididididididididi Machine Machine Machinedi Machine Machinedi Machinedidiöööödiö
- ↑ Baku will host the international qualifying tournament of the XXVIII Summer Olympic Taekwondo Games
- ↑ Today, the matches of the second round in the framework of the Azerbaijan Cup were held at the Palace of Hand Games
- ↑ In the Palace of Hand Games, regular meetings begin as part of the futsal tournament “Business Cup 2008” An archived copy of March 8, 2014 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Hand Games Palace will become the Euroclub (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment March 8, 2014. Archived March 8, 2014.
- ↑ Official website of the European Games 2015 Archival copy of March 28, 2014 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ How will the Hand Games Palace in Baku transform?