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| Former names | Paris Arena II Porte de La Chapelle Arena (2020–2022, 2024) |
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| Address | 58 Boulevard Ney 75018Paris,France |
| Location | Paris |
| Coordinates | 48°53′59″N2°21′39″E / 48.89959°N 2.36075°E /48.89959; 2.36075 |
| Owner | Paris |
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| Broke ground | March 2020 (2020-03) |
| Opened | 11 February 2024 (2024-02-11) |
| Construction cost | €125 million |
| Architect | SCAU architecture & NP2F |
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| Paris Basketball (2024–present) | |
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TheAdidas Arena (also known by its project name Paris Arena II) is a multi-purpose and modular hall located inLa Chapelle neighborhood ofParis (18th arrondissement).[1]
The arena has a capacity of 8,000 seats for sporting events and 9,000 seats for concerts and shows, as well as two gymnasiums which will be for use by local clubs and residents.[2] Under construction since the beginning of March 2020,[3] it was expected to be completed by the spring of 2024[4] and was inaugurated on 11 February 2024 during theLNB Élite basketball match betweenParis andSaint-Quentin, won 87 to 65 by Paris.
It was originally intended to host thewrestling events and men's preliminary basketball tournament of the2024 Summer Olympics, before hosting theParalympic table tennis tournament.[3] Eventually, the Olympic events ofbadminton thenrhythmic gymnastics take place there, followed bypara badminton andpowerlifting. As soon as the arena was built, it became the home court ofParis Basketball, as well asPSG Handball for its larger games.[5] It will also host the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the2024 League of Legends World Championship in esports.[6]
The construction carried the project name"Paris Arena II". In July 2022, it was announced that the arena will receive the sponsor name Adidas Arena, after the German sporting goods manufacturerAdidas. Adidas signed a deal with the operating company SAE POPB, which also manages theAccor Arena and theBataclan theatre. The agreement runs for five years with a possible seven-year extension. Adidas pays 2.8 million euros annually. Activists urged the arena should be named in honour ofAlice Milliat (1884–1957), a French athlete, sports official and campaigner for women's rights. She organized the firstWomen's World Games in Paris. In early July 2022, theParis City Council approved the sponsor's name change by a vote of 33 to 17, with 26 abstentions.[7] Shortly before, the city council decided that the futureesplanade in front of the arena will be given the name of Alice Milliat.[8]
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