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Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiysky, is a large indoor arena located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union....
 and hosted the basketball
Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Stadium and at the CSKA Universal Sports Hall, both located in Moscow. Two basketball events were contested: men's team and women's team....
 and boxing
Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August....
 events. A part of the Olimpiisky Sports Complex, it makes up one architectural ensemble with another venue, constructed at the same time, the Swimming Pool. The venue is so large that up to 80,000 people can occupy its space. It has hosted the Davis Cup
Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. The largest annual international team competition in sports, the Davis Cup is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format....
 finals on several occasions, and is the home of the Kremlin Cup
Kremlin Cup

The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on Tennis court#Indoor courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a WTA Premier Tournaments on the WTA Tour....
 tournament.






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Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiysky, is a large indoor arena located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union....
 and hosted the basketball
Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Stadium and at the CSKA Universal Sports Hall, both located in Moscow. Two basketball events were contested: men's team and women's team....
 and boxing
Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August....
 events. A part of the Olimpiisky Sports Complex, it makes up one architectural ensemble with another venue, constructed at the same time, the Swimming Pool. The venue is so large that up to 80,000 people can occupy its space. It has hosted the Davis Cup
Davis Cup

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. The largest annual international team competition in sports, the Davis Cup is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format....
 finals on several occasions, and is the home of the Kremlin Cup
Kremlin Cup

The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on Tennis court#Indoor courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a WTA Premier Tournaments on the WTA Tour....
 tournament. When smaller indoor sports are held at the venue, such as tennis
Tennis

Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
 or basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
, only 1/4th of the floor space is used. Capacity at this configuration can vary between 10,000 and 16,000 people.
The arena hosted the 1999 FIBA EuroStars
FIBA EuroStars

FIBA EuroStars was an annual event organized by FIBA Europe as a showcase basketball match from 1996 until 1999, inclusive.Seen by many to be the European answer to NBA All-Star Game, FIBA EuroStars featured that season's best players from Euroleague, a competition that was at the time still controlled by FIBA....
 game and the 2005
Euroleague 2004-05

The Euroleague is an international basketball sports club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2004-2005 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries....
 Euroleague
Euroleague

The Euroleague is one of the professional basketball competitions in Europe, with teams from thirteen different European countries. The competition is operated by ULEB, a Europe-wide consortium of leading professional basketball leagues....
 Final Four
Final four

Final four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably college basketball. Typically it refers to a tournament format where four teams play two rounds of single-elimination games, resulting in a single champion....
. The stadium can hold up to 16,000 people for televised events.

Eurovision 2009

The Olympic Stadium will be the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009

The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 will be the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled to take place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia....
.

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