Quần Ngựa Sports Palace

21°02′25.5″N 105°48′53″E / 21.040417°N 105.81472°E / 21.040417; 105.81472OwnerHanoi Department of Culture, Sports and TourismOperatorBa Đình District People's CommitteeTypePalace of sports, Entertainment, Game show, Venues, Concerts Music & LiveshowCapacity5,500Field size24 m × 48 m (79 ft × 157 ft)ConstructionOpened24 April 2003 (2003-04-24)Construction cost100 billion VND
(211 billion in 2020 VND)
(9.13 million in 2020 USD)ArchitectChế Đình HoàngBuilderHanoi Civil Construction Investment, JSC

Quần Ngựa Sports Palace (Vietnamese: Cung thể thao tổng hợp Quần Ngựa or simply Cung thể thao Quần Ngựa) is a palace of sports situated in Ba Đình District, Hanoi, Vietnam.

History

The venue was built on the site that used to be an equestrianism center of Hanoi during the French occupation period in late 19th and early 20th century. Its current name "Quần Ngựa" (horse riding court) derived from the site's equestrian origin.^[1] It opened in 2003 in time for the 22nd Southeast Asian Games.

Design

The venue itself covers a floor space of 6,900 m² (74,000 sq ft) on a 51,780 m² (557,400 sq ft) plot that makes up the sports complex. The sports palace consists of 10 departmental rooms, 2 meeting rooms, and 2 halls while the complex also includes practice halls, housing for athletes, transformation station and security department.^[2]

Quần Ngựa Sports Palace has a 24 m × 48 m (79 ft × 157 ft) competition field surrounded by 4 spectators' stands with a total capacity of 5,500 seats.

Usage

• 2003 Southeast Asian Games (gymnastics)
• 2003 ASEAN Para Games (badminton, closing ceremony)
• 2009 Asian Indoor Games (dancesport)
• 2021 Southeast Asian Games (gymnastics)

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