PalaRuffini, formerly known as Palasport di Torino, is a multi-purpose
Indoor arena
An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...
located in
Turin,
Italy. It is primarily used for
basketball and
volleyball games, as well as
boxing matches and concerts. The arena's
seating capacity is 4,500 people.
History
The arena was opened in 1961.
Dalida had a sold-out concert in October 1970 as a part of her world tour. It hosted the latter stages of the
EuroBasket 1979.
[XXI European Championship (Torino 1979)](_blank)
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/ref> It also hosted the 1992–93 season's FIBA European Cup final, in which Sato Aris
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defeated Efes Pilsen
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, by a score of 50–48.[European Cup 1992-93](_blank)
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The arena was renovated in the year 2004. On 17 September 2008, the senior men's Italian national basketball team played a 2009 EuroBasket qualification game against Bulgaria, at the arena.[Eurobasket Torino Events: la conferenza stampa di Recalcati a Torino il 3 settembre alle 11.00 all'Hotel Holyday Inn](_blank)
/ref> The arena has also been used as the long-time home arena of the Italian professional basketball club Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino.
See also
*List of indoor arenas in Italy
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Italy with capacity for at least 4,000 spectators. Most of the arenas in this list are multi-purpose venues, used for individual sports, team sport as well as cultural and political events.
Currently in ...
References
External links
Image 1 of PalaRuffini InteriorImage 2 of PalaRuffini Interior
Basketball venues in Italy
Indoor arenas in Italy
Sport in Turin
Volleyball venues in Italy
Pier Luigi Nervi buildings
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