Ventspils Olympic Center Basketball Hall

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Ventspils Olympic Center
Ventspils Basketball Hall
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Ventspils Olympic Center Basketball Hall
Full nameVentspils Olympic Center Basketball Hall
Location Ventspils, Latvia
Coordinates 57°23′17″N21°34′20″E / 57.38794°N 21.5721°E / 57.38794; 21.5721
Capacity Basketball: 3,085
Surface Parquet
OpenedOctober 25, 1997
Tenants
BK Ventspils

Ventspils Olympic Center Basketball Hall is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. It is a part of the Ventspils Olympic Center, which also includes a 3,200 seat football stadium. [1] The arena is mainly used to host basketball and volleyball games, boxing and wrestling matches, gymnastics, badminton and tennis matches, and martial arts sports. The arena has a seating capacity of 3,085 for basketball games. [2]

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Features

Ventspils Olympic Center features a fitness and weight training gym, a gymnastics training room, a sauna complex area, a physical therapy and medical office, a cafe, and a media press room. [3]

History

Ventspils Olympic Center opened in 1997, and it has since been used as the home arena of the Latvian professional basketball club, BK Ventspils, of the Latvian Basketball League (LBL). The arena was used to host group stage games of the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

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