Copper Box Arena

Copper Box Arena
The Copper Box Arena in September 2013
Map
Former namesHandball Arena (2011–12)
LocationHackney Wick, London
Coordinates51°32′39.84″N 0°1′12.36″W / 51.5444000°N 0.0201000°W / 51.5444000; -0.0201000
Public transitLondon Underground London Overground Elizabeth line Docklands Light Railway National Rail Stratford
Docklands Light Railway National Rail Stratford International
London Overground Hackney Wick
OwnerGreenwich Leisure Limited
OperatorOlympic Delivery Authority
CapacityConcerts: 7,481
Basketball: 6,000[3]
Construction
Broke groundOctober 2009
Built2009–11
OpenedMay 2011 (2011-05)
Construction cost£44 million[1]
(£74.5 million in 2024 sterling[2])
ArchitectMake Architects, Populous, PTW Architects, ARUP
Tenants
London Lions (BBL) (2013–present)
London Lions Women (WBBL) (2017–present)
London GD Handball Club (EHA) (2013–present)
London Pulse (EN/NS) (2018–present)
London Royal Ravens (CODL) (2020–2023)

The Copper Box Arena is a multi-sport venue built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England.

Previously known as the Handball Arena, it was renamed because, aside from handball, it hosted modern pentathlon (fencing, shooting, swimming, horse jumping and running) during the Olympics and was the goalball venue for the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4]

  1. ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Handball Arena to be unveiled". 11 May 2011.
  2. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Copper Box Arena: Venue Guide" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference anger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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