Carioca Arena 2

Carioca Arena 2
Arena Carioca 2
Location Barra Olympic Park
Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Owner City of Rio de Janeiro
Type Stadium
Capacity 10,000 (Olympics)
Opened 2016

Carioca Arena 2 (Portuguese: Arena Carioca 2) is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue will host judo and wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. As with a number of other venues in the Barra Olympic Park, Carioca Arena 2 will be transformed after the games to become part of the Olympic Training Centre.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "Introducing Carioca Arena 1… the new home of Olympic basketball". Rio 2016. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. "Arena Carioca 2". globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. "Carioca Arena 2". Rio 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

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