Today it is impossible to imagine the Belarusian capital without the Sports Palace, which has become a special symbol of the Republic. For more than forty years, the sports palace of the Republic of Belarus of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus has been the main sports arena of the country. The most responsible international and republican competitions in 22 sports, numerous concert programs and shows are held here. The Palace is located in one of the most beautiful places in the center of Minsk - its western and southern sides face the main artery of the city - Pobediteley Avenue, and from the north and east the Palace borders the embankment of the Svisloch River.The sports palace is a complex technical facility. A clear layout, simple strict interiors of the building, an abundance of light, sophisticated equipment with which every corner of it is filled, allows you to use the hall to work in a wide variety of modes. In a short time, a team of employees. The palace performs operations, which in the language of experts are called transformation. The hockey ground turns into a gymnasium, and then into a concert stage.
The main purpose of the Sports Palace is seen by management and the team in promoting physical culture, sports and a healthy lifestyle, as well as the best achievements of domestic and world culture through the organization of sports and highly artistic concert events aimed at improving the moral and cultural level of citizens, and aesthetic education of the younger generation.
The Republican Palace of Sports is a large complex and constantly evolving organism, on the clear work of which depends on the sports glory of the republic, the future of those young athletes who grow here, and the healthy lifestyle of many Minskers, which the Palace of Sports always promotes.
As you know, the Republican Sports Palace is called the country's main sports arena. The holding of numerous competitions at the national, European and international levels, as well as a huge number of concert and entertainment events, became possible thanks to the presence of a universal venue - the main arena of the Palace. Competitions, concerts are held here, professional athletes train, ice skaters and outdoor enthusiasts play hockey. There is everything necessary for this.
The closed ice rink, or as the Palace workers lovingly call it, is a small arena, not at all small and in size is absolutely identical to the large one. But the number of spectators here is limited to three hundred and it is used mainly as a training ground for Belarusian hockey players and young hockey fans from DUSSHOR.
Big Arena:
The main arena of the Sports Palace is a spacious hall with a 60x31 sq. M artificial ice platform, which can be transformed into a platform for a concert or sporting event in just a few hours. To do this, the Palace has a special coating ROLA-TRAK, able to withstand a load of 900 kg per 1 sq. M.
On the main arena at the same time 3 074 can be accommodated, and with a stall - 4,500 thousand spectators.
In addition to cultural and entertainment events, the Palace of Sports has the opportunity to host 22 sports in the main arena: hockey, figure skating, curling, sports and ballroom dancing, handball, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, tennis and table tennis, futsal, boxing, acrobatics and others.
Broad in this regard are the possibilities of using the lighting and sound equipment available in the Palace.
The Small Arena of the Sports Palace (closed ice rink) is mainly used for training sessions in traditionally “winter” sports: hockey, figure skating. In addition to the ice hockey type arena (30x61 m) and stands for 300 seats, there are domestic facilities for athletes, referees and coaching rooms, a sports gym.
For sporting events there is the necessary electronic scoreboard that displays playing time, score, period, penalty time for eight players. From the sound equipment - an INTER-M amplifier with an output of 120 W
. The Palace has specially equipped halls and venues for practicing at the professional and amateur levels in the following sports: hockey, figure skating, bodybuilding. The following types of services are possible: subscription, one-time visit, rent. Training takes place in well-equipped rooms with comfortable dressing rooms and showers. Friendly administrators will give you comprehensive information, and experienced instructors will help you choose the right sets of exercises and intelligently distribute physical activity.
In the biochemical stimulation room, you will be able to correct the flaws in the figure, and learn to dance in the Alexander Mezhenny dance school, located on the 3rd floor of the Palace. Also in the Palace there is a solarium, a cryosauna.
In the main foyer there are two hockey ammunition stores where you can purchase everything you need to practice your favorite sport. One of the stores belongs to the Dinamo-Minsk hockey club - fans of this team can purchase branded club products here.
For a meal during the intermission or during a break in the match, you can satisfy your hunger after a fruitful workout in the modern Overtime Cafe, located in the basement of the Palace. Here you can play billiards.
The Minsk Sports Palace has truly become the center of cultural life not only of the hero city of Minsk, but of the whole of Belarus. Outstanding figures of culture and art performed on its stage: M. Magomaev, K. Raikin, L. Zykina, N. Mordyukova, E. Pieha, Sofia Rotaru, I. Kobzon, I. Kio, L. Torres, Lolita, Oleg Gazmanov, I. Allegrova, I. Sarukhanov, L. Leshchenko, V. Vinokur ... Belarusian pop stars - ensembles "Pesnyary", "Syabry", Inna Afanasyeva, Alesya, Iskui Abalyan and many others are happy to respond to offers to speak with us The palace. Foreign performers - Boney M, Smokie, Nazareth, Scorpions, Deep Perple ... Famous groups - state dance ensemble led by Igor Moiseev, choreographic ensemble "Birch", Vienna, Moscow, St. Petersburg ballet on ice, Soviet song and dance ensemble Army im.Alexandrova, national orchestra led by Mikhail Finberg and others. Alla Borisovna Pugacheva, Minsk Palace of Sports, prima of the Russian pop stage, calls one of the most favorite venues in the territory of the former Union.