The Hockey City complex came second in a competition

On 4 July, a solemn ceremony of awarding the winners and prize-winners of the III National Competition with international participation for the exemplary sports facility “Arena” took place at VDNKh in Moscow.

307 sporting facilities from Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Uzbekistan took part in the competition. 67 Russian regions submitted candidates.

The organising committee of the competition was headed by State Duma deputy and Olympic champion Svetlana Zhurova.

Arenas which submitted applications for the competition were evaluated by an expert jury consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation and regional ministries and representatives of sporting federations, associations and unions.

Based on the results of the competition, the Hockey City complex in Saint Petersburg took second place in the “Entertainment Sporting Facilities” category (capacity from 500 to 3000 seats).