Bill Battle Coliseum is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose

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. The arena opened in 1981 and is home to the Birmingham-Southern College Panthers

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. The arena will be the venue for karate, jujitsu, and wushu taolu (invitational) during the

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(previously scheduled for 2021).

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