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Navarra Arena is an indoor sporting arena and fronton located in
Pamplona Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...
, Spain. Its capacity is 9,808 people in the main court and 3,000 in the fronton.


History

Located in the place of the old swimming pools property of local football club
CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...
, Reyno de Navarra Arena started to be built in 2009. In May 2013, despite being the works being very close to completion, Reyno de Navarra Arena continues to be closed. In May 2016, the two main enterprises of
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ruled out an opening in 2016. The Navarra Arena was finally inaugurated on 29 September 2018 with a final of a
Basque pelota Basque pelota (Basque: '' pilota'', Spanish: '' pelota vasca'', French: '' pelote basque'') is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall (''frontis or fronto ...
championship. The first match played at the main court was a basketball friendly match between
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and
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, hosted on 2 August 2019. The arena registered a sold-out. In the July of 2024, the European Championship for the Rubik’s cube was held here. The 2025 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships is scheduled to be held at the arena.


See also

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List of indoor arenas in Spain The following is a list of indoor arenas in Spain, ordered by capacity. The venues are by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more capacity if standing room is included (e.g. for concerts). All venues with at ...


References


External links


Official websiteReyno de Navarra Arena at Waagner Biro
Indoor arenas in Spain Basketball venues in Spain Fronton (court) Sports venues in Navarre Sports venues completed in 2018 Sport in Pamplona 2018 establishments in Spain {{Spain-sports-venue-stub