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Malkin Athletic Center
The
Malkin
Athletic
Center
is a 1,000-seat
multi-purpose arena
and
athletic
facility at
Harvard University
in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
.
Originally known as the
Indoor
Athletic Building, it is now named after Peter L. Malkin, who helped
fund
the
refurbishment
of the
building
in
1985
. It
currently
houses
the
Harvard Fencing Team
,
Harvard Crimson men's volleyball
,
Harvard Crimson women's volleyball
, and
Harvard Crimson wrestling
teams
. Each year, the
Harvard Invitational Shoryuhai Intercollegiate Kendo Tournament
, or Shoryuhai is held at the Malkin Athletic Center. It also originally housed the
Harvard Crimson men's basketball
until they moved to the
Lavietes Pavilion
in
1982
.
Part of the center was built on the site of
the apartment
Theodore Roosevelt
lived
in as a
Harvard
student
.