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Chizhovka-Arena (or Čyžoŭka-Arena, ; ) is a multi-purpose
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Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
. Its full name is "Шматфункцыянальны культурна-спартыўны і забаўляльны комплекс «Чыжоўка-Арэна»". Opened in December 2013, it is mostly used for concerts,
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and other indoor sporting activities. The main arena has a capacity of 8,807 people and the training arena has 473 seats. The project of Chizhovka-Arena was changed several times. The final project was approved in 2010.


Events

It was listed as one of two main venues for the
2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 78th such event organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in ...
. The arena hosted the 2017 final of the ITF Fed Cup, a women's team tennis event.


See also

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2014 IIHF World Championships The 2014 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 78th such event organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at six levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in ...
* List of indoor arenas in Belarus


References


External links

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Announcement of new arena
{{IIHF World Championship venues Indoor arenas in Belarus Ice hockey venues in Belarus Sports venues completed in 2013 2013 establishments in Belarus