Antarès is an
indoor sporting arena that is located in
Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
,
France. The arena is located inside the
Circuit de la Sarthe, home of the famous
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance r ...
, and adjacent to the first right kink on the
Mulsanne Straight
The Mulsanne Straight (''Ligne Droite des Hunaudières'' in French) is the name used in English for a formerly long straight of the Circuit de la Sarthe around which the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race takes place. Since 1990, the straight is int ...
. The seating capacity of the arena, which was inaugurated in 1995, is 6,023 people when configured for
basketball games.
Le Mans basket.
History
Antarès has been used as the home arena of the Le Mans Sarthe Basket professional basketball team of the French LNB Pro A
The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. ...
league. It served as one of the host arenas for the FIBA EuroBasket 1999
The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth ...
.
References
External links
Official Site
Indoor arenas in France
Basketball venues in France
Sports venues in Sarthe
Sports venues completed in 1995
1995 establishments in France
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