SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium () is an indoor sporting arena located at the

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in Bangi-dong,

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, South Korea. The arena was built from September 1984 to April 1986.

History

It was known as the Olympic Fencing Gymnasium () or Olympic Gymnasium No. 2 prior to 2011. The arena hosted the

fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, s ...

and fencing part of the

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events at the

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. In 2011 it was remodelled for

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 ...

games at a cost of , specialized with handball only courts. It was renamed as such to host the SK Handball Korea League. Seoul Olympic Park 2nd Gym

Notable events

Besides holding fencing at the 1988 Olympics, the arena also hosts concerts by Korean as well as international artists. *

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* It was the one of the venues for

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on March 23, 2005 2008–2009 *

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: SS501 Showcase with Triple S – November 15, 2008 *

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: 1st Asia Tour – "Super Show" – February 22, 23 and 24, 2008 and 3, January 4, 2009 (encore shows) *

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: The 1st Wonder Concert – March 28, 2009 * Super Junior – 2nd Asia Tour – "Super Show 2" – July 17, 18 and 19, 2009 *

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: Park Hyo-shin's Gift – October 17, 18 and 19, 2009 – to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his debut. *

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: 1st Asia Tour – "Into the New World" – December 19, 20, 2009, and February 27, 28, 2010 (encore shows) 2010–2012 * 19th

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– February 3, 2010 * Tom Jones: Tom Jones in Seoul – March 2010 (two shows) – first concerts in Korea in 27 years. *

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: 1st

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Concert – December 8 and 9, 2012 – The first solo concert *

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: 2012 CN Blue Live: Blue Night in Seoul – December 15 and 16 – fourth concert in Seoul 2013 * 22nd

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: 2014 B1A4 Concert The Class – February 15 and 16, 2014 *

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– March 1 and 2 – sixth and seventh concert in Seoul as part of their second world tour *

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: B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 Continent Tour – March 8 and 9 – first and second stop in Seoul as a part of their second world tour *

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: Blockbuster Remastering – November 22 and 23, 2014 2015 *

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: The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage Tour – November 27, 28 and 29 2016 *

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: 'LIKE SEVENTEEN – Boys Wish' ENCORE CONCERT – February 13 and 14 *

: B.A.P Live on Earth 2016 World Tour – February 20 and 21 – first and second stop in Seoul as a part of their third world tour * Got7: Fly Tour – April 29 and 30 * IU: 24 Steps: One, Two, Three, Four – December 3 and 4 2017 *

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: 3rd Concert 'BTOB Time' – January 21 and 22 *

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Follow The Movement concert – February 11 and 12 *

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: Twice 1st Tour: Twiceland The Opening – February 17, 18 and 19 * 2PM: Concert '6 Nights' – February 24, 25 and 26 *

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: YellowKies Day – July 15 *

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: INSPIRED – December 9 and 10 2018 *

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: 4th Concert 'Pink Space' – January 12 and 13 *

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: Ambitions Asiatour - February 2 *

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: 1st Concert 'Double You' – March 16, 17 and 18 *

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: Shinhwa Twenty Fanparty 'All Your Dreams' – March 24 and 25 * Red Velvet: 2nd Concert 'Redmare' – August 4 and 5 *

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: 2018 Mamamoo Concert 4 Seasons S/S – August 18 and 19 *

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: The Connect World Tour in Seoul (Encore) – August 25 and 26 *

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: Love is Dead Tour - August 27 *

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: 1st Concert 'Season Of GFriend' : Encore – September 8 and 9 *

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: T1001101 – 15, 16, and March 17 *

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: 1st World Tour 'Youth' ncore– March 30 and 31 *

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: Fancon 1st Asia Tour – December 21 and 22 2020 *

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: THE BOYZ FAN CON : THE B-ZONE – December 3, 4 and 5 *

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: UNI-KON – July 2 and 3 *

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: 2022 aespa Fan Meeting: MY SYNK. aespa – July 30 *

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: Checkmate World Tour – August 6 and 7 * Lee Jun-ho: 2022 Fan-Con – August 12, 13 and 14 *

: 2022 No Limit Tour in Seoul – September 2, 3 and 4 *

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: 2022 Manifesto World Tour – September 17 and 18 *

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– October 15 and 16

References

External links

Olympic Park official website
{{Authority control Olympic Handball Gymnasium Sports venues in Seoul Olympic fencing venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues Indoor arenas in South Korea Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics Badminton venues Sports venues completed in 1986 Olympic Park, Seoul Venues of the 1986 Asian Games Handball venues in South Korea Music venues in Seoul