Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva

Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva
Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva
Location Havana, Cuba
Capacity 15,000
Opened 1957
Tenants
Cuba national basketball team
Cuba men's national volleyball team

Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva is an indoor sporting arena located in Havana, Cuba. The capacity of the arena is 15,000 spectators[1] and opened in 1957.[2] The arena is part of the Ciudad Deportiva complex. It is used to host indoor sporting events and hosts the Cuba men's national volleyball team. On March 1, 2016, The Rolling Stones announced they'd be playing a free concert at the arena on March 25, the first open air concert by a British rock band in the country's history.[3]

In 1984 the Coliseo hosted the boxing component of the Friendship Games, which was hosted in boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The Ciudad Deportiva complex also hosted the competitions in men's volleyball and water polo during the Friendship Games. The complex was also used to host events during the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana.

References

  1. ↑ http://globedia.com/liga-mundial-voleibol-retorna-cuba-podio
  2. ↑ http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Coliseo_de_la_Ciudad_Deportiva
  3. ↑ http://www.rollingstones.com/2016/03/01/the-rolling-stones-announce-free-concert-in-cuba/

Coordinates: 23°06′09″N 82°23′35″W / 23.10257°N 82.39304°W / 23.10257; -82.39304

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