It was built on a 12.5-hectare (31-acre) site at a cost of £113 million.[1] The construction work took place between 2009 and 2012.[2] The venue opened in October 2012.
In September 2017, neighbours Celtic F.C. had plans approved for the construction of a hotel complex within their land, situated directly across the road from the arena and velodrome.[3]
Indoor arena
Glasgow Rocks' first home game at the Emirates Arena, October 2012
The Indoor Arena has a capacity of 6,500[4] and during the Commonwealth Games it had twelve badminton courts in three indoor sports halls.[5] The arena has a hydraulically lifted 200m indoor running track that hosted the Aviva International Match, which will move from Kelvin Hall.[5]
At the start of the 2012–13 British Basketball League season the Glasgow Rocks moved from the Kelvin Hall to the new arena, with their opening game against traditional arch-rivals Newcastle Eagles selling out. With 1,500 extra floor seats around the arena's running track, it became the largest arena of any club in the British Basketball League at the time, and on 8 November 2012 it was announced by the League that the arena would become the venue for the final of the BBL Trophy.
In 2015 the Great Britain Davis Cup team played the United States in the first round and Australia in the semi-final stage at the 2015 Davis Cup, featuring top British player and world number three Andy Murray. The arena capacity was expanded to 8,200 for the semi-final to comply with requirements for the Davis Cup.[6] Great Britain played again at the arena for the 2016 Davis Cup semifinals.
The Velodrome has a 250-metre indoor track with a capacity of 2,500 (2,000 seated),[2] expanding to 4,500 (4,000 seated) with temporary seating during the Games.[5] The Velodrome is named after Olympic and Commonwealth gold-medal winning Scottish cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, who was, at the time, Britain's most successful Olympic athlete.
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