Ásvellir

64°03′08″N 21°58′09″W / 64.0522555°N 21.9693009°W / 64.0522555; -21.9693009

Ásvellir
Map
Interactive map of Ásvellir
LocationHafnarfjörður, Iceland
OwnerHafnarfjörður
TypeSport venue
Capacity2,120
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1999
Opened2000
Renovated2014
Expanded2018
Tenants

Ásvellir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈausˌvɛtlɪr̥]) is a sports venue in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland with a gym, pool, basketball court and football field.

Two decades ago in 1996 a company and the Hafnarfjörður council signed an agreement to subsidize the construction of the complex. Finished in 1999, it started to host tournaments in 2000.[1]

Refurbishment

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In 2014, the Ásvellir gym part was refurbished by polishing the gym surface, grinding up the floor and inserting the lines again.[2] Its roof began to leak in October 2016 seeing that there was a storm.[3]

Ólafssalur

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In 2018, a new basketball court in the Ásvellir area was opened. It was named Ólafssalur, in memory of Ólafur Rafnsson, former president of FIBA Europe.[4] Ólafssalur has a capacity of 700.[5]

References

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