Palasport Primo Carnera is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Udine
Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is a city and ''comune'' in north-eastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (''Alpi Carniche''). Its population was 100,514 in 2012, 176,000 with t ...
,
Italy
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. The capacity of the arena is 3,850 people. It is currently home of the
APU Udine
APU Udine, officially Amici Pallacanestro Udinese, also known for sponsorship reasons as APU Old Wild West Udine, is an Italian professional basketball team of the city of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The team currently plays in Serie A2, Italy ...
basketball
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team. It is named after former
world heavyweight boxing champion Primo Carnera
Primo may refer to:
People
*DJ Premier (born 1966), hip-hop producer, sometimes goes by nickname Primo
* Primo Carnera (1906–1967), Italian boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1933–1934
*Primo Cassarino (born 1956), enforcer for the Gambino cr ...
, who was born in
Sequals
left, Holy Names of Jesus and Mary's Church in Solimbergo
Sequals ( fur, Secuals) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast ...
, near
Udine
Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is a city and ''comune'' in north-eastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (''Alpi Carniche''). Its population was 100,514 in 2012, 176,000 with t ...
.
The Palasport Primo Carnera will host many games of the
2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, including the final.
Venues
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References
Indoor arenas in Italy
Basketball venues in Italy
Buildings and structures in Udine
Sports venues in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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