Putra Indoor Stadium (Malay: Stadium Putra), currently named as Axiata Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose
indoor arena in
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
The arena has the highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in Malaysia with a maximum capacity of 16,000 seats.[1][3] The stadium has 3 main doors which lead to a rectangular arena 69 × 25 meters large, which can adapt to different sports formats like boxing, badminton, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, judo, handball, wrestling and gymnastics.
History
On 15 August 2009, former Malaysia's Prime Minister Tun
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi opened the
2009 ASEAN Para Games in Putra Indoor Stadium. Closing ceremonies on 19 August 2009 were also attended by the Youth and Sports Minister of Malaysia. The main venue for the gymnastics competitions during Kuala Lumpur
1998 Commonwealth Games, this was also the venue for sport and entertainment events such as
World Equestrian Games,
Disney on Ice and more.
On 31 August 2010, Putra Indoor Stadium hosted the
Independence Day Parade. This was in view of the ongoing
Ramadhan season. It was also the first time the Independence Day Parade was held indoors. The celebration was attended by the
Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, the
Prime Minister of Malaysia and also cabinet members.
Rebranded as Axiata Arena
On 16 January 2017 Putra Stadium has been rebranded as Axiata Arena in an effort towards building a sporting nation.[5] This is Malaysia's first corporate name stadium in partnership between
Axiata Group Berhad and Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia (PSM). Axiata Arena will be the landmark for the redevelopment of
Bukit Jalil Sports Complex which will be known as
KL Sports City (KLSC).
During the
COVID-19 vaccination period in Malaysia, Axiata Arena is used as a large-scale vaccination center in Klang Valley to vaccinate the residents of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor area.[6]