Volga-Sport-Arena
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| Location | Ulyanovsk, Russia |
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| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Opened | 2014 |
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54°17′52″N 48°20′28″E / 54.2979°N 48.3411°E
Volga-Sport-Arena is a sports venue in Ulyanovsk, Russia. It is the home of Volga.[1] At the 2016 Bandy World Championship it hosted most of the matches.
Volga-Sport-Arena holds 5,000 seated spectators. The total area of the stadium is 23,000 m2 with an ice of 6,500 m2 or 100x60 m playing field.[2] The decision to build it was taken in 2012 [1] and it opened in 2014.[3]
There is also a local bandy museum at the premises. At the time of the 2016 World Championship held here, plans were announced by Ulyanovsk Oblast Governor Sergey Morozov to make this a national museum for Russian bandy.[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Информация о команде "Волга" Ульяновск - Реестр - Федерация хоккея с мячом России".
- ^ bandy2016.ru: Volga-Sport-Arena, read 2016-01-30
- ^ Largest Russian Ice Palace Volga -Sport Arena opened in Ulyanovsk
- ^ bandy2016.ru: "It is planned to create The Museum of National Hockey in the Ulyanovsk region", read 2016-01-30