Putra Indoor Stadium (Malay: ''Stadium Putra''), currently named as Axiata Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose

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Background

The stadium is located in the premise of the

National Sports Complex The KL Sports City (formerly known as ''Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex''; Kompleks Sukan Negara in Malay) in Malaysia is the largest sports complex in the country. It is located in Bukit Jalil, 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur. Described a ...

Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil is an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway as well as city bound ...

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. It is one of several sports facilities in the National Sports Complex which includes the main stadium,

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, National Squash Centre, and National Aquatic Centre and also a Seri Putra Hall The arena has the highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in Malaysia with a maximum capacity of 16,000 seats. The stadium has 3 main doors which lead to a rectangular arena 69 × 25 meters large, which can adapt to different sports formats like boxing, badminton, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, judo, handball, wrestling and gymnastics. The stadium is also fully customisable for concerts during both day and night due to its opaque roof and can attract up to 11,000 audiences.

History

On 15 August 2009, former Malaysia's Prime Minister Tun

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...

opened the 2009 ASEAN Para Games 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 The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

, 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 Independence Day Parade. This was in view of the ongoing

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season. It was also the first time the Independence Day Parade was held indoors. The celebration was attended by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, the Prime Minister of Malaysia and also cabinet members.

Rebranded as Axiata Arena

On 16 January 2017 Putra Stadium has been rebranded as Axiata Arena in an effort towards building a sporting nation. This is Malaysia's first corporate name stadium in partnership between

Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad, commonly known as Axiata, formerly known as TM International Berhad, is a Malaysian multinational telecommunications conglomerate with extensive operations in Asia. The group Axiata's primary business is in investment h ...

and Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia (PSM). Axiata Arena will be the landmark for the redevelopment of

Sports Complex which will be known as

KL Sports City The KL Sports City (formerly known as ''Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex''; Kompleks Sukan Negara in Malay) in Malaysia is the largest sports complex in the country. It is located in Bukit Jalil, 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur. Described as ...

(KLSC). During the COVID-19 vaccination period in Malaysia, Axiata Arena is used as a large-scale vaccination center in Klang Valley to vaccinate the residents of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor area.

Notable events

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's Classic Musical – Snow Wolf Lake 2005, 25–26 November 2005 *2006 AYA Festival with Delirious? Asian Youth Ambassadors *

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Live 09 Concert, 28 November 2009 *2010 Independence Day Parade (first National Day celebration in an indoor stadium, third stadium celebration) *

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, 14 October 2010 *

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, The 2nd ASIA Tour, 20 March 2010, with a sold-out crowd of 14,833 people. *

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, The 3rd ASIA Tour, 19 March 2011, with a sold-out crowd of 11,980 people. *

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, 6 November 2011 *

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Forevermore Tour 30 October 2011 * Anugerah Juara Lagu 26, 2011 *

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, 27 November 2013 *

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, 24–25 July 2015 *

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Sanctuary World Tour, 7–8 September 2018 *

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25th Anniversary World Tour in Malaysia, 24 August 2018 * The Kuala Lumpur Major, 9–18 November 2018 *Lazada Group, LAZADA 11.11 SUPER SHOW, 10 November 2018 (Special guest : Kard (group), KARD) *Anugerah Juara Lagu 33, 3 February 2019 *Joker Xue Skyscraper World Tour in Kuala Lumpur, 16 February 2019 *Dato' Sri Siti Nurhaliza On Tour, 16 March 2019 *Ong Seong-wu Fan Meeting Eternity Tour Live in Kuala Lumpur, 23 March 2019 *Anugerah MeleTOP ERA 2019, 21 April 2019 *Jason Mraz Good Vibes Tour, 13 May 2019 *List of Twice concert tours, Twice World Tour 2019 "Twicelights", 17 August 2019 *Shawn Mendes: The Tour, 5 October 2019 *M1 Mobile Legends World Championships, 15–17 November 2019 *Exo (group), EXO: Exo Planet 5 – Exploration, EXO PLANET #5- EXplOration, 14 December 2019 *IU (singer): 2019 IU Tour Concert 〈Love, Poem〉, 21 December 2019 *Namewee 4896 World Tour, 31 December 2019 * Winner (band), WINNER]
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References

External links

National Sports Complex Malaysia
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