Uralochka, DIVS | |
Location | Yekaterinburg, Russia |
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Coordinates | 56°50′49″N 60°35′52″E / 56.84694°N 60.59778°E |
Owner | Sverdlovsk Oblast |
Capacity | 5000 seats |
Construction | |
Built | 5 June 2001 |
Opened | 11 June 2003 |
Construction cost | 14.5 million euros[1] (arena) |
Architect | Mikhail Motin, Evgeniy Kuranov, Stjepan Stipaničić |
The Palace of Sporting Games "Uralochka" (DIVS) (Russian: Дворец игровых видов спорта «Уралочка» (ДИВС)) is a multi-purpose arena on the shore of the Iset River in the city center of Yekaterinburg. It has a capacity of 5000 spectators and is the second largest sports arena in the city, with KRK Uralets being the largest. Volleyball and basketball clubs of men and women, as well as a futsal team play their home games at the arena. Occasionally, competitions in individual sports, rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, or tennis take place. Concerts take place in the arena equally often.