Basket-Hall Kazan () is a basketball specialized

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that is located in

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. It is primarily used for

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, but it can also be used for

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and

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. It contains two basketball halls. The large main hall, called Basket-Hall 1,FIBAEurope.com Team UNICS KAZAN THE ARENA.
/ref> has a seating capacity of 7,482 people for basketball and 8,000 for concerts. The large main hall also includes an amphitheater section. The small hall, called Basket-Hall 2, which is mainly used for training, has a seating capacity of 1,500.

History

The arena opened in August 2003, at a construction cost of $14 million. In 2011, it hosted the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships. Basket-Hall was also a venue of the 2013 Summer Universiade. The arena has been used as the regular home arena of the Russian

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basketball club UNICS Kazan. It was also previously used by the Russian volleyball club

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. The arena was renovated in 2017.

References

External links

Basket Hall Kazan info at Odak GroupBasket-Hall Kazan at UNICS Kazan Website
Indoor arenas in Russia Music venues in Russia Basketball venues in Russia Sports venues in Kazan Volleyball venues in Russia {{Russia-sports-venue-stub

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