Sports Arena, Kingston upon Hull

{{Short description|Sports venue}}

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| name = Sports Arena

| image = Gemtec Arena.jpg

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| nickname = Tigers Trust Arena

| address = Walton Street, Hull, England HU3 6JP

| location = Walton Street, Hull, England HU3 6JP

| coordinates = {{coord|53.74742|-0.37290|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| type = arena

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| former_names = Airco Arena
Bonus Arena
Gemtec Arena
Vulcan Arena

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The Sports Arena also known as the Tigers Trust Arena{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/first-look-inside-tigers-trust-5380887|title=First look inside Tigers Trust Arena after dramatic transformation|date=6 May 2021|work=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=6 August 2022}} (formerly the Airco Arena{{cite news|url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/KC-Stadium-sports-arena-renamed-Airco-Arena-new/story-22869757-detail/story.html|title=KC Stadium sports arena renamed Airco Arena in new sponsorship deal|date=3 September 2014|accessdate=13 March 2015|newspaper=Hull Daily Mail|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909123709/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/KC-Stadium-sports-arena-renamed-Airco-Arena-new/story-22869757-detail/story.html|archivedate=9 September 2014 }} the Bonus Arena,{{cite news|url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Bonus-board-new-arena-sponsor/article-1977240-detail/article.html|title=Bonus on board as new arena sponsor|newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=10 April 2010|accessdate=8 May 2010}} Gemtec Arena and the Vulcan Arena) is a sports centre located next to the MKM Stadium in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

The arena was built at the same time as the KC Stadium and is a multisport arena used by many people in and around Hull. It is used by many of the city's schools, colleges and universities and is a popular place for association football or other sport tournaments to take place, including The Tigers 5-A-Side Tournament. It is also used for many other events such as Fares and Model Shows such as the Fairground model show. Until 2012 it was also the home for the NBL Division 4 basketball team, the Hull Wasps. However, the Wasps moved to the Ennerdale Lesure Centre before the 2012–13 season citing the increase charges for use of the Sports Arena as the main reason. The 2013–14 season will see the return of NBL basketball to the Sports Arena as the home the Kingston Panthers.{{cite news|url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Team-courting-national-glory-city/story-18181640-detail/story.html#axzz2apMRKRga|title=Team courting national glory for the city|date=18 February 2013|work=Hull Daily Mail|accessdate=2 August 2013}} It is also an accredited Handball facility.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-15052746|title=Hull aims to host Icelandic Olympic team for 2012 games|date=25 September 2011|work=BBC News|accessdate=26 September 2011}}

The main hall of the arena is {{convert|54|m|ft}} x {{convert|33|m|ft}} with a height of {{convert|9|m|ft}}.{{cite web|url=http://emttc.co.uk/gemtec.htm|title=The Gemtec Arena|year=2008|publisher=East Midlands Trampoline Technical Committee |accessdate=1 November 2009}}

The venue is frequently used for shows by acclaimed wrestling promotion New Generation Wrestling.