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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Quần Ngựa Sports Palace

Quần Ngựa Sports Palace (Vietnamese: Cung thể thao tổng hợp Quần Ngựa or simply Cung thể thao Quần Ngựa) is a palace of sports situated in Ba Đình District, Hanoi, Vietnam.

History

The venue was built on the site that used to be an equestrianism center of Hanoi during the French occupation period in late 19th and early 20th century. Its current name "Quần Ngựa" (horse riding court) derived from the site's equestrian origin. It opened in 2003 in time for the 22nd Southeast Asian Games.

Design

The venue itself covers a floor space of 6,900 m (74,000 sq ft) on a 51,780 m (557,400 sq ft) plot that makes up the sports complex. The sports palace consists of 10 departmental rooms, 2 meeting rooms, and 2 halls while the complex also includes practice halls, housing for athletes, transformation station and security department.

Quần Ngựa Sports Palace has a 24 m × 48 m (79 ft × 157 ft) competition field surrounded by 4 spectators' stands with a total capacity of 5,500 seats.

Usage

Quần Ngựa Sports Palace during 2021 Southeast Asian Games

References

  1. ^ Tiểu Hàn. "Mục sở thị trường đua ngựa ở Hà Nội từ hơn 100 năm trước". Báo Đầu Tư (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Decision 4808/QĐ-UBND of Hanoi People's Committee". LuatVietnam. Retrieved 25 July 2020.