Sports ski center Morača
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| The Sportski centar Morača in Podgorica | |
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 Podgorica , Montenegro
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 26 '17 " N , 19 ° 15' 14.5" E |
| owner | City of Podgorica |
| opening | 1978 |
| First game | Yugoslav National Basketball Team - Wichita State Shockers |
| Renovations | 2005, 2018 |
| Extensions | 2018 |
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Concrete floor PVC - Flooring |
| costs | 4.5 million euros (2018) |
| capacity | 6000 seats (main hall) 2200 seats (small hall) 1900 seats (swimming pool) |
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The Sportski centar Morača ( Montenegrin Спортски центар Морача ; German Sportzentrum Morača ) is a sports center with various sports facilities in the Montenegrin capital Podgorica . The building, inaugurated in 1978, is located on the right bank of the Morača River , which gives the center its name. The facility extends over five hectares and is owned by the city. It will u. a. used as the home ground of the sports club Budućnost Podgorica with its various departments of the club. In addition to sport, there are also cultural events and concerts.
history
The facility was opened in 1978. To mark the occasion, the Yugoslav national basketball team played a friendly against the American college basketball team of the Wichita State Shockers .
In the run-up to the European basketball championship in 2005 , the hall was completely renovated in order to meet the requirements of FIBA Europe . In 2009 the center received a swimming pool and a water polo pool. It was the venue for the 2009 World League . In 2018, the main hall was renovated and expanded so that it would meet the ULEB standard (including at least 5000 seats) and the EuroLeague from KK Budućnost Podgorica could take place. The capacity was increased to 6000 and also VIP - boxes installed. In addition, the former indoor water polo pool was converted into a hall for basketball, handball and volleyball with 2,200 seats. The costs were around 4.5 million euros .
The Sportski centar Morača was selected as one of four venues for the European Women's Handball Championship in 2022 .
Facilities of the center
- Main hall: 6000 seats in the stands
- Small hall: 2200 seats in the stands
- Open-air swimming pool with Olympic dimensions (50 × 25 m): 1900 seats in the stands
- Martial arts hall
- Table tennis hall
- Outdoor areas for futsal and handball
- Open-air running track
- sauna
- Restaurants
- Gym
- Media room
gallery
Entrance to the main hall (2015)
Web links
- pgsport.me: Sportski centar "Morača" (Bosnian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duško Ivanović: Nadam se da ću jednog dana biti selektor Crne Gore. In: vijesti.me. July 27, 2017, accessed December 2, 2018 (Bosnian).
- ^ Aljoša Drobnjak: Reconstruction of the Sports Center Morača. In: total-montenegro-news.com. May 17, 2018, accessed December 2, 2018 .