Carioca Arena 1
Carioca Arena 1 (Portuguese: Arena Carioca 1) is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. As with a number of other venues in the Barra Olympic Park, Carioca Arena 1 was transformed after the games to become part of the Olympic Training Centre.
Arena Carioca 1 | |
Aerial view of the Carioca complex at Barra Olympic Park in May 2016; Arena 1 is the largest visible at top | |
Carioca Arena 1 Location within Rio de Janeiro | |
| Location | Barra Olympic Park Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 22.976511°S 43.392334°W |
| Owner | City of Rio de Janeiro |
| Capacity | Basketball: 16,000 (2016 Summer Olympics) 6,000 (after 2016 Summer Olympics) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 2013 |
| Opened | 2016 |
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