The Boris Trajkovski Sports Center ( mk, Спортски центар Борис Трајковски, Sportski centar Boris Trajkovski) in

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is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in the

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, North Macedonia. It is named after the former

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Boris Trajkovski Boris Trajkovski ( GCMG) ( mk, Борис Трајковски, pronounced ; 25 June 1956 – 26 February 2004) was a Macedonian politician who served as the second President of Macedonia from 1999 until his death in 2004 in a plane crash. Tra ...

, who died in a

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in 2004. It has a maximum seating capacity of 7,000 for handball, 7,500 for basketball and 10,000 for concerts. The venue also contains four restaurants and a sports bar. The arena is home to the

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(men and

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(men and

) and North Macedonia national volleyball team (men and women).

History

Construction began in June 2004 with the city of Skopje as the main investor. It was introduced as one of the capital projects of former mayor Risto Penov. The initial term set by the city authorities for the completion was one year, but it was repeatedly set back by problems during construction. At the beginning, while digging the foundation, underground water broke and the whole site was flooded. This brought additional costs of around one million euros, on several occasions the city coffers remained low, which at times led to stoppage of the resumption of the construction work. Upon arrival by

Trifun Kostovski Trifun Kostovski ( mk, Трифун Костовски; born 27 December 1946 in Skopje)

as mayor, the city began negotiations with the government to hand over the facility in their jurisdiction. Negotiations were conducted with the previous government but had ended unsuccessfully. In February 2007, the government signed an agreement for the handover. A joint stock company "Boris Trajkovski" was established to manage the facility, with each investor receiving an appropriate number of shares by the money they invested for the final construction. The Harlem Globetrotters, were first to perform at the arena following the opening ceremony on 22 May 2008. In 2011, a hockey rink and karting track were opened. The government had funded most of the investment, which was worth 430,000 euros. It was one of two venues used for the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship and it will be used again in the

2022 European Women's Handball Championship The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022. It showed an impressive action by the norwegian right-back Nora Mørk, who was the top scorer of the EHF EURO 2022, a ...

which will host the preliminary and main rounds with

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Held and scheduled events

Gallery

Karposh, Skopje 1000, Macedonia (FYROM) - panoramio (21).jpg, View from the side Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena- east.JPG, The eastern side of the Boris Trajkovski Sports Center Boris_Trajkovski_Sports_Arena-_north.JPG, The northern side of the Boris Trajkovski Sports Center Спортска сала Борис Трајковски.jpg, A big Macedonian flag Macedonian National Basketball team, August 2010.JPG, Macedonia basketball team prior to a match at the Boris Trajkovski Sports Center

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* {{Skopje Handball venues in North Macedonia Indoor arenas in North Macedonia S Basketball venues in North Macedonia Volleyball venues in North Macedonia

History

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