| Patras
Arena "Dimitris Tofalos" |
| Capacity: 4,150 |
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Location:
The arena is located in the city of Patras, in western Greece, 220
km from Athens. You can use the train to get there. Patras has an
airport, but it is only used by charter flights. The arena itself
lies 100m off the Patras-Athens motorway, near the university and
the hospital of Patras. Access by car (exit Patras via
the old national road to Athens and you'll pass by the arena) or bus
(all buses to Rio, University and Hospital stop at "Dimitris
Tofalos").
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| Built in: 1995 |
| Home of: Olympias Patras B.C. (Á1 Division) |
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More
data: The arena is named after Dimitris Tofalos, a great wrestling
champion of the early 20th century, who was born in Patras. It is
also known as "EAK Patras" (the initials for "National
Athletic Centre" in Greek). It is one of the three almost identical
arenas built in the mid-1990s (Peristeri
and Larissa Neapolis
are the other two). It was constructed by ATTI-KAT S.A.
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The
arena has been the venue for the following major sports events: Basketball
(1995 Junior's World Championships - preliminaries, 1996 Greek Cup
Final-4, 1997 and 2001 Greek All-Star Games, 2003 Women's European
Championships), Volleyball (1995 European Championships - preliminaries,
1996 Olympic qualification tournament, many World League games), Rhythmic
Gymnastics (1997 European Championships), Wrestling (2001
World Championships).
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| Patras Dimitris Tofalos Arena is owned by the General Secretariat of Sports. |
| All photos (except for the first) come from the website of the General Secretariat of Sports. |
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