Sport Center in Expoforum

The Multifunctional Sports Complex in the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Center is a venue for any level of events, from local to international. It allows competitions in 77 kinds of sports to be held – tennis tournaments, competitions in rhythmic gymnastics, combat sports, dance sport and many more.

It is equipped with all the necessary infrastructure: changing rooms, shower rooms, massage rooms, rooms for referees and coaches. It is intended for events with a number of spectators not exceeding 5,000 people. The multifunctional hall can be transformed into various full-sized fields, grounds, courts and arenas.

EXPOFORUM can host

• All-Russian championships, cups, tournaments, competitions, sports contests and meetings, youth and junior games.
• Competitions of federal areas, districts, regions, autonomous republics.
• Championships, cups and tournaments of societies and state departments.
• CIS international competitions held on the territory of the RF.
• City district events.
• Competitions of sports schools, clubs.

Sports Center's sporting purpose

• Included in the All-Russian Register of Sports Facilities. 
• Certified as a physical culture and sports construction being in accordance with GOST R 55529-2013 (state standard), GOST R 52025-2003 (state standard) and ISO 00003-2011.
• Provides an opportunity to conduct mass sport as well as physical training and health improvement events at any level of complexity, in 77 types of sports, with spectator capacity for up to 5,000 people.
• Equipped with the required infrastructure: changing rooms, shower rooms, massage rooms, rooms for referees and coaches.

Sports Center’s specifications

• Total area 400 sq. m.
• Located on 2 floors. 3 changing rooms with toilets and shower-rooms with a total area of 57.59 sq. m, additional toilets, including for disabled people, are on the first floor. Referee room with shower-rooms with an area of 80.12 sq. m, 3 massage rooms with a total area of 41 sq. m, 6 changing rooms with shower-rooms and toilets with a total area of 220.76 sq. m, 2 entrances/exits to/from the hall are on the second floor.
• 2 entrances/exits to/from the hall, unimpeded access to the first floor is provided for disabled people.
• Maximum capacity is 150 sportsmen.

Hall’s specifications

• Multifunctional hall with an area of 13, 080 sq. m and an option to transform into arenas for various kinds of sports.
• Increased ceiling height – up to 16 m.
• Maximum floor load – 2,500 kg/sq. m.
• The hall was built employing “no column” technology – there are neither partitions, nor support pillars.
• 6 assembly gates.
• 18 mobile telescopic spectator seats (number of seats – 2016).

Accessibility

• 7 minutes to Pulkovo international airport.
• 11 minutes by car or EXPOFORUM free bus from Moskovskaya metro station.
• 25 minutes by metro to Moscow Railway Station.

EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Center’s additional facilities

• 45 multifunctional transforming conference halls with an option of synchronous translation for conducting sports forums, summits, conferences, roundtables, sports federations meetings.
• Press center with a total area of 1,150 sq. m, with online transmission of events.
• Multifunctional rooms for reporters, press conference hall with 136 seats, lobby with recreation area.
• Technical support for clients for engineering provision for events (suspension services, sound, lighting, telecommunications, Internet provision, assembly of decorations, advertizing constructions and many other services).
• Possibility to construct additional infrastructure (with water and power supply).
• Arrangement of advertizing and PR support.
• Medical center.
• Offices for organizers of events.
• VIP-area with a total area of 800 sq. m.
• Cloakrooms and registration areas.
• Open-air parking lot with 4,700 parking places.
• Customs and logistics complex for 44 trucks, European standard.
• Open areas of 40,000 sq. m.
• Panoramic restaurants, cafes, lounge areas.
• Catering services at events.
• Hotels HILTON SAINT-PETERSBURG EXPOFORUM, 234 rooms, and HAMPTON BY HILTON SAINT-PETERSBURG EXPOFORUM, 207 rooms.
• Tourist services.

Advantages of the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Center

• The most up-to-date convention and exhibition center in Russia with developed infrastructure. 
• Lots of experience in organizing international and all-Russian events, including International Convention SPORT-ACCORD 2013, St. Petersburg stage of the 2016 Ice Hockey World Championship.
• Full complex of services for organizers – from concept development to bringing into life.
• Up-to-date technical capabilities.
• Flexible pricing policy.
• Professional team.
• Good accessibility options and convenient logistics.
• Closeness to cultural and historical areas (Pushkin, Pavlovsk, Gatchina).
• Prospects for district development – Southern business area.
• Multifunctional center.

ExpoForum-International is one of the leaders on the Russian convention and exhibition market. It controls more than 40% of the North-Western federal district market in the event organization segment. The company manages EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Center.

ExpoForum-International is the operator of the EXPOFORUM convention and exhibition centre. In April 2016, it hosted the annual competitive dancesport ballroom dancing “Governor’s Cup” competition and the Russian DanceSports Championship. In May, the Ice Hockey World Championship 2016 took place in the “Yubileyniy” Sports Centre, and the operator of this event was ExpoForum International. In September, three major events took place – the Wheelchair DanceSport World Cup/Continents Cup 2016, the public action “I choose sport!” and the All-Russian “Orange ball” mass basketball competitions. In March 2017, Russian modern dance Championship