The Aspire Dome is an indoor multi-purpose arena based in

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. It is located in the

Aspire Academy Aspire Academy ( ar, أكاديمية أسباير, Akādīmiyat 'Asbāyr) is a sports academy based in the Aspire Zone in Qatar, founded in 2004 with the goal to scout and help develop Qatari athletes, whilst also providing them with secondary ...

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and has the capacity to host 13 different sporting events simultaneously in a climate controlled arena, in addition to a full-sized indoor football pitch.

Events hosted

Aspire Dome was one of the venues of the

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and the

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010. Bidding and organisation Th ...

. In 2018, Aspire Dome was also the host of the

2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 2018 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships was the 48th edition of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. The competition was held from October 25 – November 3, 2018, at the Aspire Academy Dome in Doha, Qatar. It was the first tim ...

Facilities

The range of facilities available within the Aspire Dome include: *

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-accredited Indoor Track with 200 Meters Running Track / Pole Vault / Long Jump / High Jump / Shot-put cage including 3,650 spectator seats, 240 VIP Seats and VIP room *

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-approved Indoor Football Pitch with 5,800 spectator seats, 230 VIP seats and 2 VIP rooms * Olympic 50-metre Swimming Pool and Olympic Diving Pool with 252 spectator seats * Volleyball Hall with 1,200 spectator seats * Table Tennis Hall set-up for 9 tables with 150 spectator seats * Two Multi-Sports Halls for Basketball / Volleyball / Handball / Futsal with 1,200 and 410 spectator seats respectively * Fencing / Gymnastics Hall with 6 fencing strips and Mini Gymnastics area * Squash Courts including 7 ASB squash courts, 1 Central Glass court and warm-up area * Gymnasiums including the Power Gym, Strength & Conditioning Gym, Cardio Gym, Staff Gym & Spa * Sports Science Labs including Biochemistry Lab, Altitude Lab, Physiology Lab, Biomechanics Lab and Anthropometry Lab * Sports Psychology Labs including four Champions Psychology Labs * Offices including meeting rooms, conference rooms and VIP corporate suites

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* Indoor arenas in Qatar Indoor track and field venues Sports venues in Qatar Aspire Academy {{Qatar-sports-venue-stub

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Facilities

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