Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex (Arabic: مجمع الصالات المغطاة باستاد القاهرة الدولي) consists of four Olympic-standard, multi-use indoor sporting arenas located near the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. The seating capacity of The Main Hall (also known as The Covered Hall), which is primarily used for sports, is 16,900 spectators.[1]

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall
Full nameCairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
LocationCairo, Egypt
Coordinates30.070092°N 31.307098°E / 30.070092; 31.307098
Capacity16,900 (Main Hall)
1,620 (Hall 2)
720 (Hall 3 and 4)
Construction
Built1990–91
Opened1991
Construction costL.E. 248 million
ArchitectMagd Al-Masara
Project managerEgypt Consulting Office Hassan Roshdy
General contractorArab Contractors
Main contractorsMinistry of Youth and Sports
Tenants
Gezira (basketball) (Hall 2)

Construction

The complex, the first of its kind in Africa and the Middle East and the third internationally, was completed in September 1991.[2] In 2016, the halls were equipped with an LED lighting system. The 160 spotlights in the main hall only consume 50 percent of the energy of the old system.[3]

Events
The Main Hall, the largest venue in the complex (2009)

The Main Hall is used for several events, like badminton, basketball, handball, volleyball, international conferences, parties and trade fairs. It was built in time for the 1991 All-Africa Games. It hosted the first ever FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup on African soil.[4] It is one of the 2020 BAL season venues.

Other sporting events held at the Complex include:

See also

References
  1. "Indoor Complex". cairo-stadium.org.eg. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. "The Indoor Sports Hall Complex - Cairo - Arab Contractors". www.arabcont.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. "Cairo Stadium Lights up with Arena LED Lighting System". www.ledinside.com. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. "Getting to know Africa's flashy basketball arenas". FIBA. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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