Dynamo Palace of Sports () is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Khovrino District, Moscow, Russia. The capacity of the arena is 5,000. It was built during the preparations for the
1980 Summer Olympics, hosted by Moscow,
USSR
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and was used as a venue of the
handball tournament there.
1980 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 86-9.
It was the home venue of Dynamo Moscow basketball
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team until 2006. The Dynamo Moscow volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
team currently play their home matches here.
See also
* Dynamo (disambiguation)
References
External links
Official site
Indoor arenas in Russia
Sports venue
Defunct basketball venues
Sports venues in Moscow
Handball venues in Russia
Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic handball venues
Venues of the Friendship Games
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