Putra Indoor Stadium (Malay: ''Stadium Putra''), currently named as Axiata Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose

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Background

The stadium is located in the premise of the National Sports Complex of

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. It is one of several sports facilities in the National Sports Complex which includes the main stadium,

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, National Squash Centre, National Aquatic Centre and the Seri Putra Hall. The arena has the highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in Malaysia with a maximum capacity of 16,000 seats. The stadium has 3 main doors which lead to a rectangular arena 69 × 25 meters large, which can adapt to different sports formats like boxing, badminton, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, judo, handball, wrestling and gymnastics.

History

On 15 August 2009, former Malaysia's Prime Minister Tun

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opened the 2009 ASEAN Para Games in Putra Indoor Stadium. Closing ceremonies on 19 August 2009 were also attended by the Youth and Sports Minister of Malaysia. The main venue for the gymnastics competitions during Kuala Lumpur

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, this was also the venue for sport and entertainment events such as

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and more. On 31 August 2010, Putra Indoor Stadium hosted the Independence Day Parade. This was in view of the ongoing

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season. It was also the first time the Independence Day Parade was held indoors. The celebration was attended by the

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, the

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and also cabinet members.

Rebranded as Axiata Arena

On 16 January 2017 Putra Stadium has been rebranded as Axiata Arena in an effort towards building a sporting nation. This is Malaysia's first corporate name stadium in partnership between Axiata Group Berhad and Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia (PSM). Axiata Arena will be the landmark for the redevelopment of

Sports Complex which will be known as

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(KLSC). During the COVID-19 vaccination period in Malaysia, Axiata Arena was used as a large-scale vaccination center in Klang Valley to vaccinate the residents of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor area.

Notable events

Live Events

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and

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2000 * Tang Long Imperial World

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and

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Championship 2002 *WWE Smackdown Live in Malaysia 2002 *2006 AYA Festival with Delirious? Asian Youth Ambassadors *

2007 BWF World Championships The 2007 BWF World Championships was the 16th tournament of BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships). It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 13 to 19 August 2007. Host city selection Aarhus and Kuala Lumpur were the candid ...

* 2009 ASEAN Para Games *2010 Independence Day Parade (first National Day celebration in an indoor stadium, third stadium celebration) * Malaysia Open Super Series *

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: The Ice Tour *Annual Cheerleading Contests organized by '' The Star'' newspaper *Annual national-level secondary schools' brass band competition organised by the

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* Anugerah Juara Lagu 26, 2011 * One Fighting Championship, 2 February 2013 *WWE Live Event, 10–11 October 2014 * 16th IIFA Awards, 5 June 2015 *Anugerah Juara Lagu 32, 12 February 2018 *Anugerah MeleTOP ERA 2018, 8 April 2018 * Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse, 15 July 2018 * The Kuala Lumpur Major, 9–18 November 2018 * LAZADA 11.11 SUPER SHOW, 10 November 2018 (Special guest :

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) *Anugerah Juara Lagu 33, 3 February 2019 *Anugerah MeleTOP ERA 2019, 21 April 2019 * MLBB M1 World Championship, 15–17 November 2019 *Anugerah Juara Lagu 34, 9 February 2020 *Anugerah MeleTOP ERA 2020, 20 December 2020 *Anugerah Juara Lagu 37, 12 February 2023 *Seven Screen Studios Leo Movie Audio Launch, September 2023 *All Stars Gegar Vaganza (Final), 10 December 2023 *Anugerah Juara Lagu 38, 3 March 2024 * MLBB M6 World Championship, 14 - 15 December 2024 * Anugerah Juara Lagu 39, 15 February 2025

Live Concerts

The arena has hosted an impressive lineup of concerts and performances by renowned artists and bands, representing diverse genres from around the world.

References

External links

National Sports Complex Malaysia
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