Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA , also known as USH CSKA , and formerly known as CSKA Palace of Sports , was a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia.
4-487: It formed part of the CSKA Sports Complex and was primarily used to host basketball and futsal games, but it can also be used to host boxing matches, volleyball games, handball games, tennis , gymnastics , artistic gymnastics , wrestling , fencing , martial arts , and other sports. The arena can also be used for dancing and other entertainment events. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games
8-473: Is an Olympic Village that is part of CSKA Moscow and was prepared to the 1980 Summer Olympics . It is located right next to a military air field. Its athletics fieldhouse hosted the wrestling competitions while its football fieldhouse hosted the fencing and the fencing part of the modern pentathlon competitions. 55°47′28″N 37°32′20″E / 55.791076°N 37.538824°E / 55.791076; 37.538824 This article about
12-443: Was 5,000. The arena is named in honor of the late Alexander Gomelsky , the former head basketball coach and honorary president of CSKA Moscow Basketball Club . The arena was demolished in early 2022. Universal Sports Hall CSKA was completed in the year 1979, during the preparations for the 1980 Summer Olympics , which were hosted by Moscow, USSR . The arena was used as a venue for the 1980 Olympics basketball tournament that
16-474: Was held there. Universal Sports Hall CSKA has also been used as the long-time home arena of the basketball club, PBC CSKA Moscow . It has also been used as the home arena of futsal club, MFK CSKA Moscow . This article about a Russian sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Summer Olympics venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . CSKA Sports Complex The CSKA Sports Complex
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