Ergo Arena (Hala Gdańsk-Sopot) is a multi-purpose

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, that was opened in 2010. The boundary between two cities –

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and

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– runs through the very middle of the hall. The arena has a capacity of 11,409 people, for sports events and up to 15,000, with standing places, for concerts.

History

The first major event in the hall took place on November 26, 2010, when

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performed during

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, with Semi Precious Weapons as her opening act, to more than 12,000 people. Sport events, including the 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship,

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and the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, as well as a part of the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship were held at the arena. For Athletics competition a six-lane, banked 200-meter oval is installed on the arena floor. According to an IAAF press release, the athletics track at the ERGO Arena, the venue for the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, was officially opened for the 2014 season on Sunday 16 February. Italian company Mondo made the indoor portable banked track with a Mondo Super X rubberized surface (13.5mm thick). The company's claw locking mechanism locks the modular track frame in place without the use of screws or bolts, guaranteeing constant clamping force and accuracy from panel to panel, and from installation to installation. The surface was also used at both the

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Concerts

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Sport events

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* ACB 63 * 2023 World Men's Handball Championship * FAME MMA 5 * High League * FAME MMA 12 * High League 3 * 2021

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Gallery

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vs Stelmet Zielona Góra,

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event

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