Impact, Muang Thong Thani ( th, ศูนย์แสดงสินค้าและการประชุม อิมแพ็ค เมืองทองธานี) is a commercial complex consisting of an

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and exhibition halls, located in

Muang Thong Thani Muang Thong Thani ( th, เมืองทองธานี 'golden city') is a large real estate development in Pak Kret, a northern suburb city of Bangkok, in Thailand's Nonthaburi Province. It was mainly developed from the late 1980s by the B ...

in Pak Kret District of Nonthaburi Province, a northern suburb of

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, Thailand. It has been considered as the second largest exhibition and convention venue in Asia with an indoor floor space of over 140,000 sqm. Its Challenger Hall is currently the world's largest column-free exhibition hall. The venue hosts over 490 events and welcomes over 15 million visitors each year.

History

Impact, Muang Thong Thani originated as the Muang Thong Thani Sports Complex, built for the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

by real estate developer Bangkok Land. Bangkok Land is the developer of

, a real estate development envisioned in 1989 as a

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of Bangkok. It grew rapidly among Thailand's economic boom of the early 1990s, but became ruined financially when the bubble burst in the lead-up to the

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. Bangkok Land had been selected as a venue for the games before the crisis, and there were concerns whether it would be able to finish the construction on time. It was completed less than a month before the games began in December 1998. The Muang Thong Thani Sports Complex hosted boxing, weightlifting, billiards & snooker, gymnastics, volleyball, tennis and rugby competitions. Following the conclusion of the games, Bangkok Land redeveloped part of the sports complex as a convention and exhibition center, renaming it the Impact Exhibition Center in 1999. At the time, the entire venue comprised what is now Impact Arena and the first four halls of Impact Exhibition Center. the weightlifting and rugby venues, now Thunder Dome and

Thunderdome Stadium The Thunderdome Stadium, is a football stadium located in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi, Thailand, and is the home of Thai League 1's side, Muangthong United. The stadium was the first operate football stadium in Thailand. History Thunderd ...

, had their ownership contractually transferred to the

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. The Impact Convention Center was built in 2000, while the expansion of IMPACT Exhibition Center was completed in 2003. The column-free Impact Challenger exhibition halls were completed in early 2006. Spanning 60,000 sqm, the Impact Challenger Halls are presently the world's biggest column-free exhibition halls. The

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and

Miss Universe 2018 Miss Universe 2018 was the 67th Miss Universe pageant, held at the IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand on December 17, 2018. At the end of the event, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned Catriona Gray of ...

beauty pageants were held at the Impact Arena. It was originally scheduled to host the

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but was relocated back to the

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because of the

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. The Impact Arena hosted five

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mixed martial arts events from 2016 to 2018. It also hosted

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badminton tournament, which is also the first time Thailand hosted a major badminton event since

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Entertainment events

IMPACT the busiest entertainment venue in Thailand for many regional and international artists over the years when they perform in Thailand, spanning a wide range of musical genres.

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Novotel Bangkok ImpactIbis Bangkok ImpactImpace Sports ClubBeehive Lifestyle MallCosmo Office ParkThunder Dome
{{S-end Buildings and structures in Nonthaburi province Convention centers in Thailand Music venues in Thailand Indoor arenas in Thailand Tennis venues in Thailand Sports venues in Thailand Bangkok Land Event venues established in 1998 1998 establishments in Thailand

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