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The precipitating event for the project was Croatia&#8217;s position as the host of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/Zagreb_region\/Handball.htm\">World Handball Championships of 2009<\/a> but the arena will eventually be a hive for all sorts of sports in the nation&#8217;s capital. 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Croatian skiers, tennis players, footballers and handballers have rained glory on the country and now the government will honour them by building a vast new sports arena in south Zagreb. Prime Minister Sanader laid the cornerstone today for the Zagreb Arena, a project that will cost 87 million euros and seat 160000 sports fans. 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