Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace

Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace
Буянт Ухаа Спорт Ордон
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Location10th khoroo, Khan Uul,
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Coordinates47°51′14″N 106°47′02″E / 47.854°N 106.784°E / 47.854; 106.784
Capacity5,045
Construction
Broke ground2008
OpenedJune 2011
Construction cost160mil ¥ (20,526,636.18USD)
ArchitectChina Foreign Construction Engineering Design Consultant Co., Ltd.
General contractorShanghai Construction Group
Tenants
Mongolia national futsal team

The Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace (Mongolian: Буянт Ухаа Спорт Ордон, romanizedBuyant Ukhaa Sport Ordon) is a 274,000 square meter multi-purpose indoor arena in Khan Uul, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, adjacent to the Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport. The 5,045-seat arena was built using a grant from the People's Republic of China.[1] The total cost of the arena was 160mil ¥ (20,526,636.18USD) in 2009. The Shanghai Construction Group completed construction in June 2011.[2] The arena can host events in basketball, volleyball, badminton, wrestling, and judo, among others. A dedication ceremony was held in December 2010 with Chinese and Mongolian officials.[3]

  1. ^ "Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace Introduction". BUSO. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ "China gives 160mil yuan worth of aid to Mongolia for Buyant-Ukhaa sports complex". china.aiddata.org. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ "驻蒙古大使余洪耀出席中国援建蒙古国家体育馆项目交接仪式" (in Chinese). fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 6 February 2017.