Sporting Sports Arena, AKA Sporting Indoor Hall is an indoor basketball sporting arena that is located in the area of

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. The seating capacity of the arena is 2,500 people.Γήπεδο – Εκδηλώσεις .
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professional

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team AO Sporting.

History

The hall was opened in 1968. It was the home of the EuroLeague giants

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, from 2002 to 2004, while their regular home arena,

OAKA Indoor Hall The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (honorarily named ''Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall'' since 2016), which is a part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (O.A.C.A.) «Spyros Louis» ( el, O.A.K.A. «Σπύρος ...

, was being upgraded for the 2004 Athens Olympics. In recent years, the hall has been renovated several times, and

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was added. It is one of the last pro-basketball arenas in

from the old Greek basketball era. The arena is known for the fact that fans can hear the conversations of the players and coaches during the game.

References

External links

Information on the arena
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