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Oval Lingotto

Sports venue in Turin, Italy

Field	Value
name	Oval Lingotto
image	Torino Lingotto The Oval (145628089).jpeg
location	Turin, Italy
coordinates
broke_ground	2003
opened	2005
owner	City of Turin
architect	HOK Sport
Studio Zoppini
seating_capacity	8,500

Studio Zoppini The Oval Lingotto, also known as Oval Olympic Arena, is an indoor arena in Turin, Italy. It was built for use at the 2006 Winter Olympics, during which it hosted speed skating events. It has a capacity of 8,500 spectators and was designed by the global Sports Architects Populous with Studio Zoppini Associati of Milan.

After Olympic competition at the venue concluded on 25 February 2006, plans for the structure now include use for fairs and exhibitions in connection with the Lingotto exhibition centre. It will also be able to accommodate 2,000 spectators for ice skating events, however, the venue has remained iceless since 2007.

Events

The 2006 World Fencing Championships took place in the Oval Lingotto from 29 September to 7 October.

The Oval hosted the 2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics, for which it had a seating capacity for 6,600 spectators.

References

[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/2006v3.pdf 2006 Winter Olympics official report.] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-09-07 Volume 3. pp. 66-7.)
"SpeedskatingResults.com - Torino (ITA)".
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