Significance

• The stadium was named after French statesman Pierre Mendes France. It was known as Palais Des Sports since the year 1982. Earlier, it has been called the Ice stadium due to the figure skating events been conducted here.
• The final matches of the Winners’ Cup were held in this stadium in the years 1985 and 1988.
• During the Winter Olympics in 1968, the stadium hosted the figure skating events and a few ice hockey games.
• The final match of Davis Cup was played here in November 1982.
• During the tour in 1996, prominent artists such as Bob Dylan, Elton John, Snoop Dogg, and Mylene Farmer have performed here.
• The closing ceremony of the 1968 Winter Olympics was held here, presided by the then Prime Minister Georges Pompidou.
• In 2015, Snowboard Garden Festival was conducted here.
• The stadium hosted the final of the 1979 FIBA European Champions Cup infront of 15,000 audience.

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