The Flanders Sports Arena ( nl, Topsporthal Vlaanderen) is a multi-purpose

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. Opened in 2000, the Flanders Sports Arena can hold up to 5,000 people in sporting events. It was realized through a public-private partnership between the

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, Bloso, the provincial Government of East Flanders,

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and the city council of Ghent. The venue is managed by agency Sport Vlaanderen Ghent.

Facilities

The hall has 3,539 seats which, if required, can be expanded to more than 5,000 seats. This accommodation has a fixed athletics track with 6 lanes of 200 meters. The central area has an area of 2150 m² that can be increased to 3000 m². It is used for other athletic disciplines such as 60-meter sprint, high jump, long jump, hop jump, pole vault and shot put. In the winter the emphasis is mainly on athletics. In addition, this accommodation is also suitable for the organization of other (top) sporting events and competitions.

Events

Since it was opened in 2000, the arena has hosted the annual

Indoor Flanders meeting The Indoor Flanders meeting was an annual indoor track and field meeting which took place at the Flanders Sports Arena in Ghent, Belgium. It was one of foremost meetings on the indoor European circuit and one of nine events which hold IAAF Indoor ...

, an indoor

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competition. It hosted the 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the

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References

External links

Official Site
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Events

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