Istana Olahraga Gelora Bung Karno

Gelora Bung Karno Sport Palace
Former names	Istana Olahraga Senayan (until 24 September 1962, 1969–2001)
Location	Gelora, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta
Coordinates	6°13′13.2″S 106°48′22.5″E / 6.220333°S 106.806250°E / -6.220333; 106.806250
Public transit	Istora Mandiri Gelora Bung Karno Senayan
Owner	Government of Indonesia (via Ministry of State Secretariat)
Operator	Pusat Pengelolaan Komplek Gelora Bung Karno (Gelora Bung Karno Complex Management Center)
Capacity	7,166[2] Capacity history 10,000 (1962–2008) 9,500 (2008–2016) 7,166 (2018–present)
Field size	50 by 25 metres (55 by 27 yd)
Surface	Wood
Scoreboard	Seiko
Construction
Broke ground	8 February 1960 (entire complex)
Opened	21 May 1961
Renovated	2016–2018
Closed	2016–2018
Reopened	23 January 2018
Construction cost	$12,500,000 (1958, entire complex) Rp132 billion (2016–2018)[1]
Architect	Friedrich Silaban
Tenants
Indonesia Open (badminton) Indonesia Masters (badminton)
Website
GBK.id/istora

Gelora Bung Karno Sports Palace (Indonesian: Istana Olahraga Gelora Bung Karno, abbreviated as Istora), formerly named Istora Senayan is an indoor sporting arena located in Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia. The capacity of the arena after 2018 reopening is 7,166. This arena is usually used for badminton tournaments. Its maiden event was the 1961 Thomas Cup.^[3]

It was also used during the 1962 Asian Games and was renovated to host the 2018 edition. Its first post-renovation event was the 2018 Indonesia Masters. During the latter Games, it hosted the badminton and later stages of basketball events.

The arena originally was planned to stage the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and becoming the only Indonesian venue in the three-country joint bid but was moved to a newly-built arena inside the complex. It hosted the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup instead.

Development

Istora had a U-shaped indoor lobby attached on its front since some time after the 1960s to 2016. The court and tribune were surrounded by multi-functional rooms.^[4] Those were demolished during the subsequent renovation.^[5] The rooms are incorporated underneath the tribune, leaving no other buildings attached to it.

During the latest renovation, there were already some delft blue single seats installed on the mid-section of west and east tribune along with yellow (4 corners) and green (mid-section of north and south tribune) wooden bleachers. Those were scrapped and replaced by single seats, consist of 3 shades of grey. However, to preserve the memory of the old Istora, there are five rows of seat using new all-brown wooden bleachers, placed near Gate 1.

Notable concerts

Cancelled concerts

Notable international sporting events

• 1961, 1967, 1973, and 1979 Thomas Cups
• 1962 and 2018 Asian Games
• 1975 Uber Cup
• 1980 and 1989 IBF World Championships
• 1986, 1994, 2004, and 2008 Thomas & Uber Cups
• 1989 Sudirman Cup
• 1992 IBF World Junior Championships
• 2015 BWF World Championships
• 2015 World Wushu Championships
• 2018 Asian Para Games
• 2022 FIBA Asia Cup

Gallery

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  General Nasution, chair of the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) congratulating General Suharto on his inauguration as Acting President on 12 March 1967 at the Istora.
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  Istora in January 2008
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  The front lobby of Istora; it was demolished during 2016–18 renovation
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  Istora in March 2016
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  Interior of Istora during the 2018 Indonesia Masters
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  Istora's new wooden bleachers