- Source: El Menzah Sports Palace
El Menzah Sport Palace (Arabic: قصر الرياضة بالمنزه) is an indoor sports arena situated in El Menzah, a district in the north of Tunis. It is located in the heart of the Olympic City of El Menzah, near the Stade El Menzah.
History
Built on the occasion of the 1967 Mediterranean Games opened by president Habib Bourguiba, the arena was used primarily for the volleyball competition. The architect for the structure was Olivier-Clément Cacoub.
The 5,500-seat enclosure hosted matches of the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship as well as those of the African handball nations championships organized in Tunisia (1974, 1981, 1994, 2006).
Today, the arena usually hosts volleyball, basketball, handball, judo, fencing, wrestling tournaments.
Events
The arena hosted many events and competitions:
IHF World Men's Handball Championship: 2005
Men's African Volleyball Championship: 1967, 1976, 1987, 1995
Mediterranean Games: 1967, 2001
FIE Fencing World Cup: 2009-2010
FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women: 2007
FIBA Africa Championship: 1987
African Men's Handball Championship: 1974, 1981, 1994, 2006
See also
List of indoor arenas in Tunisia
External links
Media related to Sports Palace of El Menzah at Wikimedia Commons
El Menzah Sports Palace on the Google Maps
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- The Adventures of Mimi
- El Menzah Sports Palace
- 2018 African Fencing Championships
- 1967 in architecture
- 2005 World Men's Handball Championship
- Najwa Karam
- 2018 Judo Grand Prix Tunis
- 2012 African Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Arab Gymnastics Championships
- Croatian national handball team results
- Tunisia men's national handball team
