PalaCalafiore

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PalaCalafiore

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Full name	Palazzo dello Sport Francesco Calafiore
Former names	PalaPentimele (1990–2004)
Address	Reggio Calabria Italy
Location	Parco Pentimele, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Coordinates	38°08′36.88″N 15°39′23.65″E / 38.1435778°N 15.6565694°E / 38.1435778; 15.6565694
Capacity	8,450
Construction
Opened	1990

The Francesco Calafiore Sports Palace (Italian: Palazzo dello Sport Francesco Calafiore), commonly known as PalaCalafiore, is a sports arena in Reggio Calabria, Italy.

History

Its modern architecture and impressive size make it one of the most important covered sports arenas in Italy; capable of holding 8,450 spectators at full capacity, it is one of the largest in Italy. There is a large outdoor parking lot.

Built in 1990, it was called PalaPentimele until 2004. In 2004, it was named after Francesco Calafiore, a sports journalist from Reggio Calabria specializing in basketball.

The venue was renovated in 2010 for that year's FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, and next to it, a gymnasium with a retractable roof and stands, a regulation-sized parquet playing field, fully air-conditioned and called the "warm-up area" was built.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2012, the metal structure of the stage under construction, which was supposed to host a concert for Laura Pausini's Inedito World Tour 2011-2012, collapsed, crashing down onto the steps and several workers. The structure struck one of the workers, who died instantly. Investigations revealed that the PalaCalafiore has only a partial certificate of habitability; musical and sporting events have been hosted in the structure in the past with the authorization of the mayor who acted in derogation.

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