Jamsil Students' Gymnasium () is an indoor sporting arena located in

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, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 7,500 and was built from November 1972 to December 1976 to host

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events at the

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games (), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1986 (), were held from 20 September to 5 October 1986, in Seoul, South Korea. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the sa ...

and 2-years later the same sport on the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

, and wheelchair basketball events at the

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. The arena's name is derived from the fact that it owned by the Korea University Sports Federation, and usually host university sports events, most notably the annual

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for college basketball teams.

Events

Jamsil has held a number of

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events, including the

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competitions the 2015 10th SonicTV Starleague and 2012 Tving OSL. PWF Korea Life Attack Pro wrestling event will be held on April 27, 2014 at this venue. A historical moment in Korean culture history as a lost sport has regained its popularity in this country. Aside from the Olympics, it also hosted boxing events at the

, and is the home stadium for the

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of the

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. On 15 March 2012, general cable broadcaster

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held a public shoot and press conference at the Gymnasium, to showcase their new programme '' Shinhwa Broadcast'', hosted by six-member boyband

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References

External links

1988 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 1. Part 1. p. 166. Indoor arenas in South Korea Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxing venues Sports venues in Seoul Basketball venues in South Korea Volleyball venues in South Korea Buildings and structures in Songpa District Sports venues completed in 1976 1976 establishments in South Korea Venues of the 1986 Asian Games {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub

Events

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