Suwon Gymnasium is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Suwon
Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a populati ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. The arena has a capacity for 5,145 spectators and was built in 1984 to host
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
events at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
. Today, Suwon Gymnasium is part of the
Suwon Sports Complex
Suwon Sports Complex () is a group of sports facilities in Suwon, South Korea. The complex consists of the Suwon Stadium, Suwon Baseball Stadium, and Suwon Gymnasium.
Facilities Suwon Stadium
Suwon Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and curre ...
.
Gallery
File:Suwon Gym.JPG, Exterior
File:Suwon Gymnasium indoor.JPG, Interior
File:V-league2012-13 KEPCOvsSamsung.JPG, Interior during the V-League match
References
1988 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 1. Part 1. p. 195.
Handball venues in South Korea
Indoor arenas in South Korea
Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic handball venues
Sports venues in Gyeonggi Province
Sport in Suwon
Buildings and structures in Suwon
Basketball venues in South Korea
Volleyball venues in South Korea
Sports venues completed in 1984
1984 establishments in South Korea
Venues of the 1986 Asian Games
Venues of the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games handball venues
Asian Games table tennis venues
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