Palace of Sporting Games

Palace of Sporting Games "Uralochka" (DIVS)
Uralochka, DIVS
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LocationYekaterinburg, Russia
Coordinates56°50′49″N 60°35′52″E / 56.84694°N 60.59778°E / 56.84694; 60.59778
OwnerSverdlovsk Oblast
Capacity5000 seats
Construction
Built5 June 2001
Opened11 June 2003
Construction cost14.5 million euros[1] (arena)
ArchitectMikhail 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.

  1. ^ "Вопрос о финансировании строительства Дворца игровых видов спорта в Екатеринбурге перенесен на следующее заседание Свердловской областной Думы". UralBusinessConsulting. 12 November 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2015.