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{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name     = Sporting Sports Arena
| nickname         = Sporting Indoor Hall
| former_names     = 
| image            = Athens Sporting stadium.jpg
| location         = [[Patissia]], [[Athens]]
| opened           = 1968
| renovated        = 2002
| expanded         = 2002
| owner            = 
| tenants          = 
| architect        = 
| seating_capacity = [[Basketball]]: 2,500
| publictransit    = {{ric|Athens Metro}} {{ric|Athens Metro|M1}} [[Agios Eleftherios metro station]]
}}
'''Sporting Sports Arena''', AKA '''Sporting Indoor Hall''' is an [[indoor arena|indoor basketball sporting arena]] that is located in the area of [[Patissia]], [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. The seating capacity of the arena is 2,500 people.<ref>[http://www.sportingbc.gr/εκδηλώσεις/ Γήπεδο – Εκδηλώσεις {{in lang|el}}.]</ref> The arena is currently home to the [[Greece|Greek]] professional [[basketball]] team [[Sporting BC|AO Sporting]].

==History==
The hall was opened in 1968. It was the home of the [[EuroLeague]] giants [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]], from 2002 to 2004, while their regular home arena, [[OAKA Indoor Hall]], was being upgraded for the [[2004 Athens Olympics]]. In recent years, the hall has been renovated several times, and [[air conditioning]] was added. It is one of the last pro-basketball arenas in [[Greece]] from the old Greek basketball era. The arena is known for the fact that fans can hear the conversations of the players and coaches during the game.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.stadia.gr/sporting/sporting.html Information on the arena] @ Stadia.gr

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[[Category:Basketball venues in Greece]]
[[Category:Indoor arenas in Greece]]
[[Category:Volleyball venues in Greece]]


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