THF Sport Hall

THF Sport Hall
THF Spor Salonu
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LocationHollanda Cad. 47,
Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates39°52′25″N 32°51′16″E / 39.87361°N 32.85444°E / 39.87361; 32.85444
OwnerTurkey Handball Federation
Capacity2,700
Construction
Broke groundOctober 21, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-21)
OpenedOctober 3, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10-03)
Construction cost₺11 million
(approx. US$ 6.145 as of October 2012

The THF Sport Hall (Turkish: THF Spor Salonu) is an indoor arena for handball matches located in Ankara, Turkey. It is situated within the THF complex. The venue, having a seating capacity of 2,700, was opened in 2012.

Construction

The Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Turkey Handball Federation (THF) decided the building of a handball-dedicated sports venue in Ankara on May 23, 2011.[1][2] The construction began with ground breaking on October 21, 2011, and completed in June 2012.[3] The venue opened officially on October 3, 2013.[4][5][6] The construction cost of ₺11 million (approx. US$6.145 as of October 2012) was funded by the ministry.[1][7] The venue is situated at Yıldızevler, Hilal neighborhood of Çankaya district in Ankara.[8]

Venues

The first event the venue hosted was a match for the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship qualification playoffs between the national teams of Turkey and Azerbaijan played on the opening day.[4][5] The tournament's all the Group D matches were held also at the THF Sport Hall. Qualified for the playoff round, the Turkish team will play their first leg match against the Danish nationals at the venue.[9][10] The Turkey men's national handball team plays their home matches in the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship Qualification - Phase 2 at the THF Sport Hall.[11]

The venue hosts all the Handball Super League and Women's Handball Super League matches scheduled in Ankara.[1][7][12]

International competitions hosted

References

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  2. ^ "Thf Spor Salonu Ve Kompleksi İkmal İnşaatı Yapım İşi" (in Turkish). Ihale Kararı. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  3. ^ "THF Spor Salonu ve Kompleksi İkmal İnşaatı" (in Turkish). Ota İnşaat. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
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  5. ^ a b "Türk Hentboluna Amiral Gemisi Salon" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  6. ^ "Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu Spor Salonu törenle açıldı…". Ankara Gerçek Haber (in Turkish). 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2013-05-29.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ a b "11 milyon TL'lik salon". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2012-05-23. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  8. ^ "Hentbol Federasyonu Başkanlığı" (in Turkish). Federasyon Haberleri. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  9. ^ "A Milliler play-off'ta". Sabah (in Turkish). 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  10. ^ "Rakip Danimarka". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  11. ^ "Elemelerde rakip Litvanya". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  12. ^ "Hentbol-Şampiyon kim olacak?". Sports TV (in Turkish). 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-05-29.