Putra Indoor Stadium

Putra Indoor Stadium
Location Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Owner City of Kuala Lumpur
Capacity 16,000 maximum[1]
Field size 69 × 24.5 meter[1]
Opened 1992
Tenants
ASEAN ParaGames (Para Games) (2009)
Malaysia Open (Badminton)
Commonwealth Games (Gymnastics) (1998)
Disney on Ice
WWE (Professional wrestling) (2002, 2014)
Thomas Cup (Badminton) (2000, 2010)
BWF World Championships (Badminton) (2007)
Malaysian Open (tennis) (2009–present)
(ANZ Championship) Netball (2012–present)

Putra Indoor Stadium or Stadium Putra is an indoor arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Background

The stadium is located in the premise of the National Sports Complex of Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of several sports facilities in the National Sports Complex which includes the main stadium, Bukit Jalil National Stadium, National Hockey Stadium, National Squash Centre, and National Aquatic Centre and also a training centre.

The arena has 13,000 upholstered seats and 3,000 retractable seats.[1] The stadium has 3 main doors which lead to a rectangular arena 69 × 24.5 meters large, which can adapt to different sports formats like boxing, badminton, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, judo, handball, wrestling, gymnastics and football. The stadium is also fully customisable for concerts and seminars during both day and night due to its opaque roof.[1]

History

Putra Stadium was named after Malaysia's first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj.

On 15 August 2009, KDYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong opened the KL'09 5th ASEAN ParaGames in Putra Indoor Stadium. Closing ceremonies on 19 August 2009 were also attended by the Youth and Sports Minister of Malaysia. The main venue for the gymnastics competitions during Kuala Lumpur 1998 Commonwealth Games, this was also the venue for sport and entertainment events such as World Equestrian games, Disney's on Ice and more.

On 31 August 2010, Putra Indoor Stadium hosted the Hari Merdeka celebrations. This was in view of the ongoing Ramadhan season. It was also the first time that the Hari Merdeka celebration was held indoors. The celebration will be attended the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, the Prime Minister of Malaysia and also Cabinet members.

Notable events

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "stadium.gov". Retrieved 17 May 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 3°03′13″N 101°41′37″E / 3.053735°N 101.693555°E / 3.053735; 101.693555

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