Sokolniki Arena or Sokolniki Sports Palace is a former indoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia. It is located in the Sokolniki District of the city. Initially it was an outdoor skating rink , roofed in 1973 during the preparations for the 1973 Summer Universiade . The capacity of the arena is 5,000.
3-715: The Sokolniki Sports Palace was a venue of handball tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics . It is the home arena of the HK Lokomotiv Moscow ice hockey team. The Sokolniki Arena was demolished in December 2021. On March 10, 1975, at a friendly match between Soviet and Canadian youth hockey teams at the Sokolniki Arena, at least 20 people were killed in a stampede after the lights went out. 55°47′34″N 37°40′17″E / 55.79278°N 37.67139°E / 55.79278; 37.67139 This article about
6-411: A European ice hockey arena is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 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 . Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 2 events -
9-777: A men's and a women's team competitions. They were held in two venues: in the Sokolniki Sports Palace (central part of Moscow ) and in the Dynamo Sports Palace at Khimki-Khovrino (north-eastern part of Moscow ). The schedule began on July 20 and ended on July 30. 100,493 spectators watched 51 matches of handball events at venues, mentioned above. Each qualified country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation. Four nations competed in both tournaments. A total of 248 (*) handball players (166 men and 82 women) from 14 nations (men from 12 nations - women from 6 nations) competed at
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