Suwon Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in

Suwon Suwon (, ) is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, the national capital. Suwon lies about south of Seoul. It is traditionally known as "The City of Filial Piety". With a popul ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. The arena has a capacity for 5,145 spectators and was built in 1984 to host

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the ...

events at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Today, Suwon Gymnasium is part of the

Suwon Sports Complex Suwon Sports Complex () is a group of sports facilities in Suwon, South Korea. The complex consists of the Suwon Stadium, Suwon Baseball Stadium, and Suwon Gymnasium. Facilities Suwon Stadium Suwon Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium and cur ...

Gallery

File:Suwon Gym.JPG, Exterior File:Suwon Gymnasium indoor.JPG, Interior File:V-league2012-13 KEPCOvsSamsung.JPG, Interior during the V-League match

References

1988 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 1. Part 1. p. 195. Handball venues in South Korea Indoor arenas in South Korea Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic handball venues Sports venues in Gyeonggi Province Sport in Suwon Buildings and structures in Suwon Basketball venues in South Korea Volleyball venues in South Korea Sports venues completed in 1984 1984 establishments in South Korea Venues of the 1986 Asian Games Venues of the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games handball venues Asian Games table tennis venues {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub