The Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena which is part of the
Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex in the coastal zone of Athens, Greece. It consists of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium, and it hosted Handball, Taekwondo, and volleyball events at the 2004 Summer Ol ...
is an
indoor arena in
Palaio Faliro
Palaio Faliro ( el, Παλαιό Φάληρο, ; Katharevousa: Palaion Faliron, Παλαιόν Φάληρον, meaning "Old Phalerum") is a coastal district and a municipality in the southern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. At the 2011 c ...
, in
Athens, Greece. It is nicknamed "The Little Peace And Friendship Stadium", due to its similarity in design and close proximity to the
Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Peace and Friendship Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας, Stadio Eirinis kai Philias), commonly known by its acronym SEF, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Gre ...
.
It was the site of the
2004 Athens Summer Olympics preliminary matches of
handball, as well as the
taekwondo
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competition. The arena seats 8,536 for
handball matches of 2004 Olympics, though only 3,836 seats were made publicly available during the Olympics.
History
The arena was completed on December 20, 2003, and it officially opened on August 12, 2004, shortly before the
2004 Olympics began. In June 2010, the arena hosted the 7th
MAD Video Music Awards
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, held by
Mad TV
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, and hosted by Themis Georgantas.
The Prodigy had a sold-out concert event at the arena.
Tiesto performed at the arena, during his
Kaleidoscope World Tour. The arena is also known as a long-time venue for
Holiday on Ice
Holiday on Ice is an ice show currently owned by Medusa Music Group GmbH, a subsidiary of CTS EVENTIM, Europe's largest ticket distributor, with its headquarters in Bremen, Germany.
History
Holiday on Ice originated in the United States in Decem ...
shows. It also hosted the Greek Legends event by
Riot Games, a
League of Legends
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LAN tournament on June 28 and 29, 2014.
It hosted the finals of the
League of Legends
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Greek Championship Season 1 in the 28th and 29 January 2017, co-organized by
Riot Games, AST, and inSpot.
See also
*
List of indoor arenas in Greece
References
External links
2004 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 2. pp. 349, 403.
Olympicproperties.gr profile.@ Stadia.gr
Sports venues completed in 2004
2004 establishments in Greece
Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
Indoor arenas in Greece
Olympic handball venues
Olympic taekwondo venues
Sports venues in Athens
Handball venues in Greece
Basketball venues in Greece
Volleyball venues in Greece
Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics
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