Venue: Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
Town: Glasgow, GB
Capacity: 6,500

The Glasgow International Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome is an indoor arena and velodrome in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland. Built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, these venues hosted the badminton and track cycling events. Situated opposite Celtic Park in the East End of Glasgow, the complex is also the headquarters of Scottish Cycling. It was built on a 12.5-hectare (31-acre) site at a cost of £113 million. The construction work took place between 2009 and 2012. The venue opened in October 2012. Emirates Airlines won the tender to renamed Glasgow's Commonwealth Arena to Emirates Arena in September 2012, shortly before the venue opened to the public in October 2012. The naming change came after Emirates Airlines signed a 10-year naming rights agreement with Glasgow City Council. At the time, the venue was known as the Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, having been built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Under the deal, the arena became the Emirates Arena. The naming rights deal came to an end in 2024 and a 2nd tender process went out to secure another company to name the building. No company bid for the naming rights so it was decided to rename the building Glasgow International Arena and this officially came into place on the 1st of April 2026. In September 2017, neighbours Celtic F.C. had plans approved for the construction of a hotel complex within their land, situated directly across the road from the arena and velodrome. The Indoor Arena has a capacity of 6,500 and during the Commonwealth Games it had twelve badminton courts in three indoor sports halls. The arena has a hydraulically lifted 200m indoor running track that hosted the Aviva International Match, which will move from Kelvin Hall. At the start of the 2012-13 British Basketball League season the Glasgow Rocks moved from the Kelvin Hall to the new arena, with their opening game against traditional arch-rivals Newcastle Eagles selling out. With 1,500 extra floor seats around the arena's r