Ballerup Super Arena

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Ballerup Super Arena
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Ballerup Super Arena in August 2005
Ballerup Super Arena
Former namesSiemens Arena (2001–05)
Location Ballerup, Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates 55°43′17.74″N12°22′9.45″E / 55.7215944°N 12.3692917°E / 55.7215944; 12.3692917
Owner Ballerup Municipality
Capacity 6,500 (seated)
9,200 (standing)
SurfaceWood
Construction
Opened2001
Renovated2003–05
Tenants
Six Days of Copenhagen (2001-present)
AG København (2010–12)
UCI Track Cycling World Championships (2002, 2010)
2014 BWF World Championships
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011

Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena, in Ballerup, Denmark. The velodrome has a seated capacity of 6,500. During concerts, the arena can accommodate an audience of up to 9,200. It is owned by Ballerup Municipality. The arena is also a venue for many company events, conferences, team building events, trade fairs, company sports events and cycling events.

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The arena was opened in 2001. In 2003, the roof collapsed, as a result of a miscalculation in design and the new roof was reinforced with cables. It's the only international indoor velodrome in the Nordic countries.

Events

It hosts one of Denmark's two indoor velodromes and is often used for six-day racing and UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics events. It was the host for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2002 and 2010. The cycling track is a 250 metres (820 ft) track made of wood.

In 2009 it hosted the World Taekwondo Championships.

The arena hosted Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011 on 26 February, the first time Copenhagen hosted the competition since 2002. [1]

It also hosted the 2014 BWF World Championships.

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References

  1. Storvik-Green, Simon (2010-10-15). "Danish final returns to Copenhagen". EBU. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
Preceded by UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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2010
Succeeded by