TEI Indoor Sports Hall, or Indoor Sports Hall Markos Karanastasis, is an
indoor arena
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that is located in the city of
Heraklion
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, on the island of
Crete
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, in Greece. It is located at the
Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete. The arena is mainly used to host
basketball
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games.
The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 2,400. The sports complex also includes locker rooms for players and coaches, administration offices, a conference room for the media and press, a medical examination room, a fitness and training facility with equipment, a 500-seat theater, and a restaurant.
History
Construction work on TEI Indoor Sports Hall began in 1999, and it was completed in the year 2004. The arena hosted the
Women's FIBA Diamond Ball tournament in 2004.
“Διαμάντια” στο κλειστό του ΤΕΙ ΑΡΧΙΖΕΙ ΣΗΜΕΡΑ ΤΟ ΔΙΗΠΕΙΡΩΤΙΚΟ ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟ ΓΥΝΑΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΦΙΛΑΘΛΟΙ ΔΕΝ ΠΡΕΠΕΙ ΝΑ ΧΑΣΟΥΝ ΤΗΝ ΕΥΚΑΙΡΙΑ .
/ref> The arena also hosted the 2009 European Universities Basketball Championships
The European Universities Basketball Championships were the first championships, along with the European Universities Volleyball Championships, to be included on the EUSA Sports Program. Organised annually since 2001, the European Universities Ba ...
.
References
External links
TEI Indoor Sports Hall
@ Stadia.gr
Image of TEI Indoor Sports Hall's ExteriorImage 1 of TEI Indoor Sports Hall's InteriorImage 2 of TEI Indoor Sports Hall's Interior
Indoor arenas in Greece
Basketball venues in Greece
Handball venues in Greece
Volleyball venues in Greece
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