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Palasport Ruffini

PalaRuffini
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Full name Palazzetto dello sport Parco Ruffini
Former names Palasport di Torino
Location Turin, Piedmont
Coordinates 45°3′27.87″N 7°37′56.79″E / 45.0577417°N 7.6324417°E / 45.0577417; 7.6324417
Capacity 4,500[1]
Construction
Opened 1961[1]
Renovated 2004[1]
Architect Annibale Vitellozzi[1]
Tenants
Auxilium Torino (1974–1999, 2015–2018)Basket Torino (2019–present)

PalaRuffini, formerly known as Palasport di Torino, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Turin, Italy. It is used for basketball, volleyball, boxing, and concerts. The arena's seating capacity is 4,500 people.[1]

Exterior of the arena

The arena was opened in 1961. Dalida had a sold-out concert in October 1970 as a part of her world tour. It hosted the latter stages of the EuroBasket 1979.[2][3] It also hosted the 1992–93 season's FIBA European Cup final, in which Sato Aris defeated Efes Pilsen, by a score of 50–48.[1][4]

The arena was renovated in the year 2004. On 17 September 2008, the senior men's Italian national basketball team played a 2009 EuroBasket qualification game against Bulgaria, at the arena.[5] The arena has also been used as the long-time home arena of the Italian professional basketball club Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino.

  1. ^ a b c d e f PALAZZETTO DELLO SPORT PARCO RUFFINI TORINO, TURIN ITALY PALASPORT
  2. ^ XXI European Championship (Torino 1979)
  3. ^ A Torino la prima tappa in Italia della Commissione Fiba per il Mondiale 2014
  4. ^ European Cup 1992-93
  5. ^ Eurobasket Torino Events: la conferenza stampa di Recalcati a Torino il 3 settembre alle 11.00 all'Hotel Holyday Inn