Carioca Arena 2

Carioca Arena 2 (Portuguese: Arena Carioca 2) is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted judo and wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. As with a number of other venues in the Barra Olympic Park, Carioca Arena 2 will be transformed after the games to become part of the Olympic Training Centre.[1][2][3]

Carioca Arena 2
Arena Carioca 2
Aerial view of the Carioca complex at Barra Olympic Park in May 2016; Arena 2 is visible at center
LocationBarra Olympic Park
Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates22.9777°S 43.3924°W / -22.9777; -43.3924
OwnerCity of Rio de Janeiro
Capacity10,000 (Olympics)
Opened2016

See also

References
  1. "Introducing Carioca Arena 1… the new home of Olympic basketball". Rio 2016. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. "Arena Carioca 2". globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. "Carioca Arena 2". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

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