Palacio de Deportes de Gijón
| La Guía | |
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During a handball game | |
| Full name | Palacio de Deportes de Gijón |
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| Location | Gijón, Asturias |
| Coordinates | 43°32′9″N 5°38′3″W / 43.53583°N 5.63417°W |
| Owner | Gijón City Hall |
| Capacity | 5,197 |
| Record attendance | 8,500 |
| Surface | Parquet Floor |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Tenants | |
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Gijón Baloncesto (1992–2009) AB Gijón Jovellanos (2013–present) | |
Palacio de Deportes de Gijón is a multi-purpose sports arena in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. Located in the neighbourhood of La Guía, thus also called, has 5,197 seats and a maximum capacity of 7,000 people. It is owned by the Gijón City Hall.
The arena has also a second court with a capacity of 500 spectators and different halls for practicing several sports like martial arts, weightlifting, snooker, fencing or boxing. It has ten locker rooms and four more for referees.[1]
The Palacio de Deportes was inaugurated in 1992 with a concert of Luciano Pavarotti. It has been the home of Gijón Baloncesto until 2009, and it hosted all the home games in its four seasons in the Liga ACB. Nowadays, it is used by the handball league team AB Gijón Jovellanos.
The Palacio de Deportes hosted the Final Four of the Copa del Rey de Balonmano 2014–15 on 6 and 7 June 2015.[2]
On 2 May 2016, the Town Hall renamed the central court in honour of former basketball player and coach Ed Johnson, who spent 27 years in the city.[3]
References
- ↑ Palacio de Deportes
- ↑ Gijón será la sede de la Final4 de la XL Copa del Rey; ASOBAL, 15 April 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Ed Johnson dará nombre a la pista central del Palacio de Deportes" (in Spanish). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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