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Borussia Dortmund offers more than just top-level football. The women’s handball team and the men’s table tennis team are also an integral part of the Bundesliga. In future, they are set to receive a suitable venue.

The construction of a large multifunctional arena is planned in the area around Signal Iduna Park. Hans-Joachim Watzke (66) reaffirmed this in an interview with Ruhr Nachrichten. “We decided at board level, and I’m pleased about it and looking forward to it, that we will try to build the long-planned sports hall ourselves,” said the BVB president.

BVB has identified an open area behind the Helmut-Körnig-Halle, which was inaugurated in 1980, as a potential construction site for the new project. A planning office has already been commissioned with a feasibility study and is currently drawing up concrete designs. According to the report, talks with the city of Dortmund regarding the implementation of the project are already planned for next May.

Construction costs of up to 20 million euros?

“Everything related to elite sport here in Dortmund should be concentrated there. The parking spaces are there, and the public transport infrastructure is there,” Watzke explained about the project. According to Ruhr Nachrichten, however, the BVB project will not be a cheap undertaking, with estimated construction costs of 15 to 20 million euros.

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Since the current home venue in Wellinghofen does not meet the licensing requirements for the Bundesliga and European competitions, Dortmund’s women handball players have to relocate regularly. The situation requires a solution in order to avoid future appearances at the Helmut-Körnig-Halle or in nearby Hamm.

Watzke considers this unacceptable. “Borussia Dortmund must be in a position to provide its athletes with the very best conditions as well,” the 66-year-old demanded better conditions for both the handball and table tennis departments.

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