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Encyclopedia > Eleftheria Indoor Hall

The Eleftheria Indoor Hall is an indoor arena beside Makario Stadium and Lefkotheo Indoor Hall in Engomi, Nicosia, Cyprus. It is the home venue of the AC Omonia, APOEL Nicosia and Cyprus national basketball team. Currently the arena has a capacity around 6,000 seats. Nicosia, Cyprus For the Italian town, see Nicosia, Sicily Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία , also colloquially Khora, Χώρα or Turkish: Lefkoşa ), is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. ... Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia is a Cypriot football club, which plays in the capital, Nicosia. ... APOEL FC (Greek: ΑΠΟΕΛ; Aθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Eλλήνων Λευκωσίας, Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias, Hellenic Athletic Football (Soccer) Team of Nicosia) is a Cypriot football club, playing in Nicosia. ... The Cyprus national basketball team is the national team of Cyprus. ...


The hall is used mainly for basketball events, although can be used for badminton, gymnastics, karate, taekwondo, handball, squash, volleyball, judo, table tennis. Sometimes is used for national celebrations, for the declaration of the new President of Cyprus and also sometimes for concerts. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... The Danish Olympic badminton player Peter Gade Badminton court, isomorphic view Badminton is a racket (or racquet) sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles). ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... Karate or karate-dō is a martial art of Okinawan origin. ... Taekwondo (also spelled Tae Kwon Do, Taekwon-Do, or Taegwondo) is the most popular of the Korean martial arts and is the Korean national sport. ... Team handball (also known as field handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams, separated by a high net, hit a ball back and forth over the net between the teams. ... Judo (Japanese: 柔道, jūdō; gentle way) is a martial art, sport, and philosophy originated in Japan. ... Wang Liqin winning a forehand drive against Jörg Rosskopf. ... The President of Cyprus is the countrys head of state. ... A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. ...


It also hosted the European Saporta Cup final in 1997 between Real Madrid and Verona, where Real Madrid won the trophy. Real Madrid is a Spanish basketball team. ...



 
 

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