The National Sporting and Cultural Centre , better known as d'Coque, is an indoor arena in Kirchberg

Kirchberg, Luxembourg

Kirchberg or the Kirchberg is a quarter in north-eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It consists of a plateau situated to the north-east of the city centre, Ville Haute....

, a quarter

Quarters of Luxembourg City

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 of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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The sports centre begun to be built as an addition to the already built Olympic Swimming pool, at the end of the 1990s.

D'Coque is the largest sports venue in Luxembourg, being capable of holding 8,300 people. It hosts trade shows and indoor sporting events, including basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

, gymnastics

Gymnastics

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 and wrestling

Wrestling

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

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D'Coque indour sports complex has played host to a number of notable figures including the Dalai Lama

14th Dalai Lama

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 http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:fkprSGth2GoJ:www.station.lu/bullDetails.cfm%3Fid%3D578+dalai+lama+d'coque&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk and Elton John

Elton John

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. It also recently hosted the Fencing world cup.

External links

• d'Coque official website