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See also: National Olympic Committee of Ukraine

Sports Complex Meteor (Ukrainian: Спортивний комплекс Метеор, romanizedSportynvyi kompleks Meteor) is the biggest center of sports and cultural live in Dnipro, Ukraine. The complex is a home to the Olympic and Paralympic teams of Ukraine with status national since October 10, 2001. Meteor belongs to the State Company "Production Union Southern Machine-building Factory of Makarov" (Yuzhmash) and Sports Club Meteor. Sports Club Meteor was established in 1962.

Composition

Palace of water sports Meteor
Machine-builder water sports facility

The complex includes:

The Meteor is home to five sports schools four of which are the Olympic reserves and another one is a complex school that specialized in six sports.

History

The stadium was opened in 1966 and reconstructed in 2001. The Palace of water sports was opened in 1970 and closed for reconstruction in 2003. The Ice Palace of Sports was opened in 1983. By 2019, the sports complex fell into disrepair. In the end of 2021, a new reconstruction began. The complex was intended to open in 2023.

The Palace of water sports after missile attack

On 15 August 2023, the Palace of water sports was damaged by Russian missile attack on the city.

SC Meteor Presidents
  • 1962–1982: Anatoliy Haiduk
  • 1982–1986: Yuriy Olkhovyk
  • 1986–2009: Konstantin Vavilov
  • 2009–present: Olga Dengina

Notable sports people

References

  1. ^ "Спортивный комплекс Метеор". Красивый Днепр. 2020-08-03.
  2. "Полуразрушенный, но не забытый: как выглядит закрытый СК «Метеор» (Эксклюзивные фото)". Наше місто. 2021-08-11.
  3. "Как проходит реконструкция спорткомплекса «Метеор»: фото с места". Informator. 2022-01-23.
  4. ""Ще б 20 метрів — і влучили б у басейн". РФ понівечила спорткомплекс у Дніпрі, в якому готувалися плавці збірної України". Суспільне. 2023-08-15.

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