Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona (also known as the Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona) is an

arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectator ...

in the Gorg area of

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. The arena holds 12,760 people, and it is primarily used for

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, though it is also an habitual home for

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concerts and other municipal events.

History

Built in 1991, it was opened in 1992 with a basketball game between

and

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; where Croatians won by 118-82 led with 30 points of Toni Kukoč and 21 point of Dražen Petrović.Crošarka
Prije 20 godina: Sve utakmice Hrvatske do Olimpijskih igara u Barceloni, Autor: Sanjin Vučković/ Foto: Olimpijci.hr , Aug 08, 2012 The arena hosted the

tournament of the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, the 1992 Olympic Basketball Tournament. It was designed by the architects

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and Francesc Rius, who won the 1992

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for this building. It is also the home arena of Joventut de Badalona, one of the most important professional

squads in

. Before the Pavelló Olímpic was built, the now 3,300 capacity

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hosted the city basketball games and most of the other indoor sports.

Transport

The closest

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station is Gorg, on lines L2 and L10. It is also served by trams belonging to the

Trambesòs Trambesòs () is a tram– light rail system in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia that links the Barcelona district of Sant Martí with Badalona and Sant Adrià de Besòs. Its name comes from the union of the words "tram", an abbr ...

system.

References

External links

1992 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. pp. 276–9. Indoor arenas in Catalonia Joventut Badalona Basketball venues in Spain Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball venues Buildings and structures in Badalona Sport in Badalona {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub

History

Transport

See also

References

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