Rhénus Sport
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| Location | Strasbourg France |
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| Coordinates | 48°36′01″N 7°45′53″E / 48.600278°N 7.764722°E |
| Capacity | 6,200 |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2003 |
| Tenants | |
| Strasbourg IG (Basketball) | |
Rhenus Sport is an multi-purpose arena, located in Strasbourg, France. The seating capacity is 6,200 people.
In 1981, in was the venue of the European Champions Cup basketball final, in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Synudine Bologna 80-79.[1] In February 2006, the Davis Cup match between France and Sweden took place in this arena. It is currently home to the Strasbourg IG basketball team.
On April 3, 2009, President Barack Obama spoke to a French and German crowd at the arena while the President was in Stasbourg for the 2009 Strasbourg-Kehl summit.[2]
References
- ^ NRG מעריב
- ^ Raum, Tom (2009-04-03). "Obama pledges new US relations with Europe". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
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