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Since the laying of the first stone in October 2021, this 18th century native has observed, day after day, the progress of the construction of the Adidas Arena.
With particular interest.
Sofyane Mehiaoui, 40, grew up in this same district, in Barbès, then in Stalingrad (19th century).
Today, he is the leader of the French wheelchair basketball team and dreams of a Paralympic medal.
After the Paris 2024 Games, he will move the slots of his association, Paris Basket Fauteuil (PBF), provided to Fillettes, 100 m further to one of the Arena gymnasiums, Porte de la Chapelle.
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The venue inaugurated this Sunday, February 11 is defined not only by its large event hall with 9,000 seats but also by its two gymnasiums built jointly, one on top of the other, to the east of the site.
These two facilities - one of them has a 750-seat grandstand - are intended to benefit local associations, sports clubs and schools in the neighborhood - "there are at least 5 or 6 schools very close by of the Arena”, underlines the local town hall.
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