# National Gymnastics Arena

The National Gymnastics Arena is an indoor arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. The venue is mainly used for gymnastics.

## Overview

National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan was designed by Broadway Malyan and sport specialist BDP Pattern. PASHA Construction (PASHA Holding) appointed Broadway Malyan and sport specialist BDP Pattern to develop the arena from start to finish after winning a competition to design the scheme in 2011. The construction of the NGA started in August 2009, and was inaugurated in April 2014. The arena has capacity of 5,000–9,000 seats depending on the event conducting.

### Airdome

The NGA has an additional training hall - Airdome, which was constructed in the south part of the arena on an area of 6000 m$^2$. The dome is kept inflated by ventilators creating internal pressure.

## Events

The arena hosted several events of different types of sports as following:
| Event | Date |
| 21st Rhythmic Gymnastics Azerbaijan Championship | April 2014 |
| 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships | June 2014 |
| 1st WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships | July 2014 |
| Joint Gymnastics Tournament in 5 disciplines | August 2014 |
| 21st Azerbaijan and Baku Championships on men's artistic gymnastics | December 2014 |
| Azerbaijan's and Baku Championship on rhythmic gymnastics, also the first ever Regions' Cup | December 2014 |
| 2015 NN Table Tennis ITTF - Europe Top 16 Cup | February 2015 |
| Open Joint Azerbaijan Championships in Gymnastics Disciplines | March 2015 |
| 1st European Games | June 2015 |
| FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup AGF Trophy | February 2016 |
| FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics | March 2016 |
| Azerbaijan and Baku Championship among age categories in Artistic Gymnastics | May 2016 |
| FIG World Cup Final in Rhythmic Gymnastics | July 2016 |
| 23rd Baku Championship in Acrobatic Gymnastics | November 2016 |
| 14th Azerbaijan and Baku Championship among Age Categories in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling | November 2016 |
| FIG World Cup in Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling | February 2017 |
| FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup | March 2017 |
| FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series | April 2017 |
| 4th Islamic Solidarity Games | May 2017 |
| 24th Baku Championship and Azerbaijan Championship among Age Categories in Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics | June 2017 |
| 24th Azerbaijan Championship among Age Categories in Acrobatic Gymnastics | June 2017 |
| Azerbaijan and Baku Trampoline Gymnastics and Tumbling Championships among Age Categories | November 2017 |
| Open Azerbaijan and Baku Aerobic Gymnastics Championships among Age Categories | November 2017 |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics Baku Championships among Age Categories | November 2017 |
| 2018 World Judo Championships | September 2018 |
| 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships | May 2019 |
| 26th Azerbaijan and Baku Championships among age categories | June 2019 |
| 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (Artistic gymnastics) | July 2019 |
| FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships | September 2019 |
| 2021 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships | November 2021 |
| 2022 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | March 2022 |