The Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion was an indoor arena in

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. It was built in 1976, held 7,700 spectators and hosted indoor sporting events such as

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and

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. It hosted an annual indoor

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meeting – the

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. It was named after Austrian cyclist

Franz Dusika Franz "Ferry" Dusika (31 March 1908 – 12 February 1984) was an Austrian cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1928 Summer Olympics and two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion The Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadi ...

. The arena hosted the last cycling competition in July 2021. Afterwards the building was torn down. In its place, a new arena called "Sportarena Wien" will be built until 2023. The new indoor arena will not feature a velodrome. This was criticized by the Austrian Cycling Federation because they were not involved in the planning.Keine Alternative zur Wiener Radrennbahn

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(2021-08-01).Retrieved on 2021-02-10.

Past events

1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Vienna, the capital city in Austria, on 24 and 25 February 1979. It was the second time the championships had been held in that city. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Partici ...

*1987

UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...

1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship The 1999 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in two cities in Austria – Wiener Neustadt and ...

2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 1 March to Sunday, 3 March 2002 in Vienna, the capital city of Austria. This was the last edition to be held in an even year to avoid it occurring in the same year as the outdo ...

2010 European Judo Championships The 2010 European Judo Championships were held at the Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, in Vienna, Austria, from 22 to 25 April 2010. Medal overview Men Women Medal table Results overview Men –60 kg –66 kg –73 kg –81 ...

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Past events

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