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Arténium
Center's disciplines
Description
Artenium stands just outside Clermont-Ferrand in Ceyrat, at the gateway to the Chaîne des Puys–Limagne fault tectonic area listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2018. This one-of-a-kind sports complex in France is architectured to host top-billing judo, taekwondo, wrestling, and table tennis events.
Special features
Artenium boasts a vast modular indoor arena that can reconfigure to accommodate martial arts sports and a table tennis hall. It also offers auxiliary facilities and amenities for recovery and for coaching teams. The centre was recently retrofitted with special equipment for hard-of-hearing visitors and a purpose-equipped meeting room.
Known for
Artenium has hosted an array of competitions in an array of disciplines, right up to international level. Standouts include:
– French National Judo Championships—Cadets category, since 2015
– French National Freestyle Wrestling Championships, 2010-2017-2018
– French University Taekwondo Championships, 2010
– National Table Tennis Criterium—Men’s and Women’s Senior category, 2014 and 2017
– World UNSS Schools Table Tennis Championships, 2014
– French Para-Table Tennis Championships, 2012-2014-2017
– French National Table Tennis Championships—Pre-Cadets and Juniors, 2013
– French Adaptive Sports Championships—wrestling in 2016, judo in 2010, table tennis in 2010