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

arena An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...

in the Gorg area of

Badalona Badalona (, , , ) is a municipality in Barcelonès county, in Catalonia (Spain). It is located to the north east of Barcelona, on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. By population, ...

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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

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and 21 points of

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. The arena hosted the

tournament of the

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, the 1992 Olympic Basketball Tournament. It was designed by the architects Esteve Bonell and Francesc Rius, who won the 1992

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, marking the first SmackDown episode to broadcast from Spain.https://www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com/en/fc-barcelona/lamine-yamal-steals-show-in-wwe-smackdown-barcelona_311493_102.html 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

Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona (also known as Pavelló dels Països Catalans) is an indoor arena located in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain. Built in 1972, it hosted the Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics, boxing events for the 1992 Summer Olympics. ...

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 system.

Concerts

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

Concerts

See also

References

External links