The THF Sport Hall ( tr, THF Spor Salonu) is an

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for

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matches located in

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. It is situated within the THF complex. The venue, having a seating capacity of 2,700, was opened in 2012.

Construction

The Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports and the

Turkey Handball Federation Turkish Handball Federation ( tr, Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu) is the governing body of Team handball, handball and beach handball sports in Turkey. It was formed on February 4, 1976. The headquarters is located in Çankaya, Ankara, Çankaya dist ...

(THF) decided the building of a handball-dedicated sports venue in Ankara on May 23, 2011. The construction began with ground breaking on October 21, 2011, and completed in June 2012. The venue opened officially on October 3, 2013. The construction cost of 11 million (approx. US$ 6.145 as of October 2012) was funded by the ministry. The venue is situated at Yıldızevler, Hilal neighborhood of Çankaya district in Ankara.

Venues

The first event the venue hosted was a match for the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship qualification playoffs between the national teams of

and

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played on the opening day. The tournament's all the Group D matches were held also at the THF Sport Hall. Qualified for the playoff round, the Turkish team will play their first leg match against the Danish nationals at the venue. The Turkey men's national handball team plays their home matches in the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship Qualification - Phase 2 at the THF Sport Hall. The venue hosts all the Handball Super League and Women's Handball Super League matches scheduled in Ankara.

International competitions hosted

* 2013 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification * 2014 European Men's Handball Championship qualification *

2014 European Women's Handball Championship qualification This article describes the qualification for the 2014 European Women's Handball Championship. Qualification system Draw and format The draw was held at the Veszprém Aréna in Veszprém, Hungary on 26 May 2013 at 17:00 local time. Hungary and Cro ...

* 2015 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification * 2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification *

2016 European Women's Handball Championship qualification This article describes the qualification for the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship. Qualification system The draw was held in Vienna, Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the ...

References

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