Olympic Palace
| ოლიმპიური სასახლე | |
| Tbilisi New Sports Palace | |
| Location | Tbilisi, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°43′05″N 44°43′40″E / 41.7181°N 44.7279°ECoordinates: 41°43′05″N 44°43′40″E / 41.7181°N 44.7279°E |
| Capacity | 3,600 (sports) 4,000 (concerts) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 2015 |
| Opened | 13 July 2015 |
Olympic Palace (Georgian: ოლიმპიური სასახლე) is an indoor sports arena situated in Tbilisi, Georgia which was built for the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.
Opened on 13 July 2015 by Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the complex features two halls that are capable of hosting several sports, such as handball, basketball, volleyball, judo, wrestling, futsal, fencing and other games and tournaments.
The venue has hosted the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi. The Group A round of the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying competition was held here from 24–27 January 2017. The 4th European Kung Fu Championships and the 2017 Men's Youth World Handball Championship from 8–20 August.
On 9 August 2017, the Olympic Palace was announced as the new host venue for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 after the larger 10,000-capacity Tbilisi Sports Palace was considered unsuitable for hosting the contest.
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