Nimibutr Stadium (sometimes referred to as Nimibutr Gymnasium) is an indoor sporting arena located in

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. The capacity of the arena is 5,600 spectators. It was built in 1963 and is part of the

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complex. It is used for a variety of indoor sports such as

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futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...

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and

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. It has also hosted

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Past sports events hosted at the stadium

Badminton

* 2012 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold * 2013 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold *

2016 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold The 2016 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold was the third Grand Prix's badminton tournament of the 2016 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was the inaugural edition of the Thailand Masters. The tournament was held at the Nimibutr Stadium in Ban ...

* 2016 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold * 2017 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold *

2017 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold The 2017 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold will be the seventh grand prix's badminton tournament of the 2017 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament will be held at Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok in Thailand 30 May – 4 June 2017 and had a ...

* 2018 Thailand Masters (badminton) * 2018 Thailand Open (badminton) * 2022 BWF World Tour Finals * 2023 Thailand Masters (badminton)

Basketball

* Basketball at the 1966 Asian Games *

Basketball at the 1970 Asian Games Basketball was one of the 13 sports disciplines held in the 1970 Asian Games again in Bangkok, Thailand. South Korea got their first Asian basketball title by outlasting the defending champions Israel in the championship round. The games were hel ...

Basketball at the 1978 Asian Games Basketball was one of the 20 sports disciplines held in the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. China won their 1st title by beating last edition's finalist South Korea in the championship match. The games were held from December 9 to 20, 197 ...

2007 Summer Universiade The 2007 Summer Universiade officially known as the XXIV Summer Universiade and commonly known as Bangkok Universiade, was an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport for university athletes that took place from 8 to 18 August 2007 in Bangkok, ...

Boxing

* 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships

Cycling

Indoor cycling at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games Indoor cycling (Artistic cycling and Cycle ball) and BMX freestyle (as part of the extreme sports) at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games was held in Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand from 14 November to 17 November 2005. Medalists BMX freestyle ...

Futsal

* 2000 AFC Futsal Championship * 2008 AFC Futsal Championship * 2008 AFF Futsal Championship * 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Gymnastics

* 2017 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Handball

* 2002 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship *

2005 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship The 2005 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship (1st tournament) took place in Bangkok from 26 June–1 July. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2006 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in Canada. Results ---- ---- ...

2005 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship The 2005 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship (1st tournament) took place in Bangkok from 26 June–2 July. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2005 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Qatar. Draw Preliminary round G ...

* 2006 Asian Men's Handball Championship *

2008 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2008 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the twelfth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 21 to 30 November 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship ...

Muay Thai

Muay Thai at the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games The Muaythai competition at the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games, the 1st and only Asian Martial Arts Games in history were a pancontinential martial arts multi-sport event held in Bangkok, Thailand from 1 to 9 August ...

Transportation

Nimibutr Stadium is accessible from

National Stadium BTS Station National Stadium station ( th, สถานีสนามกีฬาแห่งชาติ; ) is a BTS Skytrain station on the Silom Line in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. Nearby landmarks The station is located on Rama I Road to ...

of the

BTS Skytrain The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commonly known as the BTS Skytrain ( th, รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส '' TS'), is an elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), a ...

References

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