Hamdan Sports Complex

The Hamdan Sports Complex is a multi-purpose sports arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The arena was completed in summer 2010. It hosted the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in which 153 countries participated. It also hosted the final games of the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship. The stadium hosts various international aquatic events. It has a total capacity of 15,000 spectators. Beside aquatic events, such as swimming, it also accommodates badminton, basketball, karate, swimming, tennis, volleyball and water polo.^[4][5][6]

Hamdan Sports Complex

Hamdan Sports Complex

Full name	Hamdan Sports Complex
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25.0512548°N 55.3180397°E / 25.0512548; 55.3180397
Owner	Dubai Municipality
Capacity	15,000
Construction
Broke ground	May 2008
Opened	10 October 2010[1]
Construction cost	AED1.1 billion[1] USD $ 300 million EUR € 244 million
Architect	Binladin Contracting Group LLC
Project manager	Binladin Contracting Group LLC
Structural engineer	Binladin Contracting Group LLC
General contractor	Binladin Contracting Group LLC
Main contractors	Binladin Contracting Group LLC
Tenants
2010 World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship[1][2] IPTL (2014-present) BWF World Superseries Finals (2014-2017)[3]

Notable events

Major events

• World Swimming Championships: 2010^[7][8]
• Asian Men's Volleyball Championship: 2013^[9]
• FINA Swimming World Cup: 2016^[10]
• Special Olympics World Games: 2019^[11]
• World Karate Championships: 2021^[12]

Other events

The Philippines' Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League hosted its first series of international games at the venue.^[13]

See also

• Dubai Sports City
• List of development projects in Dubai