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{{Short description|Sports venue in Suwon, South Korea}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Suwon Gymnasium
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| image = Suwon Gymnasium.JPG
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| operator = Suwon City Facility Management Corporation
| seating_capacity = 5,145
| tenants = [[Seoul Samsung Thunders|Suwon Samsung Thunders]] (1997–2001)<br />[[Yongin Samsung Blueminx|Suwon Samsung Life Bichumi]] (2001–2005)<br /> [[Suwon KepcoKEPCO Vixtorm]] (2006–present)<br /> [[Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate|Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate]] (2006–present)
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'''Suwon Gymnasium''' is an [[indoor arena|indoor sporting arena]] located in [[Suwon]], South Korea. Built in 1984 to host [[Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|handball]] events at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], the gymnasium has a capacity of 5,145 spectators. At the [[2014 Asian Games]], the gymnasium hosted [[Handball at the 2014 Asian Games|handball]] and [[Table tennis at the 2014 Asian Games|table tennis]] matches.<ref name="AsianGames">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/games-asian-idUKL1N0QX0F020140908|title=FACTBOX-Factbox on sports at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon|work=Reuters|date=8 September 2014|access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref> In 2021, the [[Suwon KT Sonicboom|KT Sonicboom]] men's basketball team relocated from [[Busan]] to Suwon.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} Today, Suwon Gymnasium is part of the [[Suwon Sports Complex]].
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==Gallery==
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File:Suwon Gym.JPG|Exterior
File:Suwon Gymnasium indoor.JPG|Interior
File:V-league2012-13 KEPCOvsSamsung.JPG|Interior during the [[V-League (South Korea)|V-League]] match
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[[Category:Asian Games handball venues]]
[[Category:Asian Games table tennis venues]]
 
 
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