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| Former names | Boris Trajkovski Sports Hall |
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| Location | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| Coordinates | 42°00′35″N21°24′14″E / 42.0098°N 21.4039°E /42.0098; 21.4039 |
| Owner | City of Skopje |
| Operator | SC Boris Trajkovski |
| Capacity | 10,000 (For concerts) (6,250 seats) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 2004 |
| Opened | 22 May 2008 |
| Construction cost | € 17 million |
| Architect | Mavrovoproekt |
| Tenants | |
| North Macedonia national basketball team North Macedonia men's national handball team North Macedonia national volleyball team | |
TheBoris Trajkovski Sports Center (Macedonian:Спортски центар Борис Трајковски,romanized: Sportski centar Boris Trajkovski) inSkopje is a multi-functional indoor sports arena. It is located in theKarpoš Municipality ofSkopje, North Macedonia.
It is named after the formerpresident,Boris Trajkovski, who died in aplane crash in 2004. It has a maximum seating capacity of 6.250 for handball, 7,200 for basketball and 10,000 for concerts. The venue also contains four restaurants and a sports bar. The arena is home to theNorth Macedonia national basketball team (men andwomen),North Macedonia men's national handball team (men andwomen) andNorth Macedonia national volleyball team (men and women).
Construction began in June 2004 with the city of Skopje as the main investor. It was introduced as one of the capital projects of former mayor Risto Penov. The initial term set by the city authorities for the completion was one year, but it was repeatedly set back by problems during construction. At the beginning, while digging the foundation, underground water broke and the whole site was flooded. This brought additional costs of around one million euros, on several occasions the city coffers remained low, which at times led to stoppage of the resumption of the construction work.
Upon arrival byTrifun Kostovski as mayor, the city began negotiations with the government to hand over the facility in their jurisdiction. Negotiations were conducted with the previous government but had ended unsuccessfully. In February 2007, the government signed an agreement for the handover. A joint stock company "Boris Trajkovski" was established to manage the facility, with each investor receiving an appropriate number of shares by the money they invested for the final construction.
TheHarlem Globetrotters, were first to perform at the arena following the opening ceremony on 22 May 2008. In 2011, a hockey rink and karting track were opened. The government had funded most of the investment, which was worth 430,000 euros.
It was one of two venues used for the2008 European Women's Handball Championship and it will be used again in the2022 European Women's Handball Championship which will host the preliminary and main rounds withSlovenia andMontenegro.
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| Preceded by | European Women's Handball Championship Final Venue 2008 | Succeeded by |
