Gelora Bung Karno Sports Palace ( id, Istana Olahraga Gelora Bung Karno, abbreviated as ''Istora''), the formerly name ''Istora Senayan'' is an indoor sporting arena located in

Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex Bung Karno Sports Arena ( id, Kompleks Gelanggang Olahraga Bung Karno, known as Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex), formerly named Senayan Sports Arena ( id, Gelanggang Olahraga Senayan) from 1969 to 2001 and Asian Games Complex ( id, Kompleks Asi ...

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. The capacity of the arena after 2018 reopening is 7,166. This arena is usually used for badminton tournaments. Its maiden event was the 1961 Thomas Cup. It was also used during the 1962 Asian Games and was renovated to host the 2018 edition. Its first post-renovation event was the

2018 Indonesia Masters The 2018 Indonesia Masters, officially the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 23 to 28 January 2018 and had a total prize of US$350,000. Tournamen ...

. During the latter Games, it hosted the

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and later stages of

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events. The arena originally was planned to stage the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and becoming the only Indonesian venue in the three-country joint bid but was moved to a newly-built arena inside the complex. It hosted the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup instead.

Development

Istora had a U-shaped indoor lobby attached on its front since some time after the 1960s to 2016. The court and tribune were surrounded by multi-functional rooms. Those were demolished during the subsequent renovation. The rooms are incorporated underneath the tribune, leaving no other buildings attached to it. During the latest renovation, there were already some delft blue single seats installed on the mid-section of west and east tribune along with yellow (4 corners) and green (mid-section of north and south tribune) wooden

bleacher Bleachers (North American English), or stands, are raised, tiered rows of benches found at sports fields and other spectator events. Stairways provide access to the horizontal rows of seats, often with every other step gaining access to a ro ...

s. Those were scrapped and replaced by single seats, consist of 3 shades of grey. However, to preserve the memory of the old Istora, there are five rows of seat using new all-brown wooden bleachers, placed near Gate 1.

Notable concerts

Notable international sporting events

* 1961, 1967, 1973, and 1979 Thomas Cups * 1962 and 2018 Asian Games * 1975 Uber Cup * 1980 and 1989 IBF World Championships * 1986,

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, 2004, and 2008 Thomas & Uber Cups * 1989 Sudirman Cup * 1992 IBF World Junior Championships * 2015 BWF World Championships * 2015 World Wushu Championships * 2018 Asian Para Games * 2022 FIBA Asia Cup

Gallery

File:NasutionSuharto1967.jpg, General

Nasution General of the Army Abdul Haris Nasution ( Old Spelling: Abdoel Haris Nasution; 3 December 1918 – 6 September 2000), was a high-ranking Indonesian general and politician. He served in the military during the Indonesian National Revolution a ...

, chair of the

Provisional People's Consultative Assembly The People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, MPR-RI) is the legislative branch in Indonesia's political system. It is composed of the members of the People's Rep ...

(MPRS) congratulating General

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on his inauguration as

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on 12 March 1967 at the Istora. File:Istora senayan2.jpg, Istora in January 2008 File:Istora GBK.jpg, The front lobby of Istora; it was demolished during 2016–18 renovation File:Istora JKT48 Beginner HSF.png, Istora in March 2016 File:Istora Senayan Interior January 2018.jpg, Interior of Istora during the

File:Istora new wooden bleachers.jpg, Istora's new wooden bleachers

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