Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall

Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Spor Salonu
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall
Location of the sports hall in Turkey.
AddressHançerli Mah., Atatürk Boulevard. 17, İlkadım
Locationİlkadım, Samsun, Turkey
Coordinates41°19′27″N 36°18′53″E / 41.32417°N 36.31472°E / 41.32417; 36.31472
Capacity2,000
Construction
Broke groundDecember 17, 2011
OpenedJune 2, 2013 (2013-06-02)
Tenants

Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall (Turkish: Mustafa Dağıstanlı Spor Salonu) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in İlkadım district of Samsun Province, northern Turkey. It was named in honor of Mustafa Dağıstanlı (born 1931), a local sport wrestler, who became twice Olympic and three times world champion in freestyle.

The arena is situated in Hançerli Mah., Atatürk Boulevard. 17, İlkadım. The groundbreaking of the building took place on December 17, 2011. It was opened in presence of Minister of Youth and Sports Suat Kılıç on June 2, 2013. It is situated on Adnan Menderes Boulevard next to Ondokuz Mayıs University's İlkadım Campus. The sports hall hosts a great variety of sports in addition to badminton, basketball, fencing and volleyball competitions, like boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo, kickboxing, wrestling, weightlifting, table tennis, chess and shooting. The venue has a seating capacity for 2,000 spectators, including 100 for VIP, 100 for media members, 100 for accredited sportspeople and 80 for physically handicapped people.