ThePalais des Sports (Besançon), also known asPalais des sports Ghani-Yalouz, is anindoor sports arena, located inBesançon,France. The capacity of the arena is 4,000 people. The stadium is named afterGhani Yalouz, a French former Olympic wrestler.[1]
Construction work on Besançon's Palais des Sports began on February 19, 1965, and it was inaugurated on February 10, 1967. At the beginning of the 21st century, a major extension and transformation was carried out, and the new Palais des Sports was inaugurated on October 25, 2005. On February 12, 2017, it was renamed the "Palais des sports Ghani-Yalouz".[2]
It is currently home to handball clubsESBF Besançon (competing in thepremier women's handball league) andGrand Besançon Doubs Handball (second level of the men's handball).
It used to be home to theBesançon Basket Comté Doubsbasketball team until the team got liquidated and ceased to exist.[citation needed]
The capacity of the arena is adjustable:
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