Axiata Arena set to become iconic venue in KL Sports City

New icon: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (left) with the president and group chief executive officer of Axiata Tan Sri Jamaluddin Ibrahim during the launch of the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. — HAZIM FAUZI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Goodbye, Putra Stadium. From now, it will be known as Axiata Arena.

Yesterday, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced that Axiata Arena would be the iconic venue at the KL Sports City for the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games in August – on par with the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, O2 Arena in London and Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai.