One of the biggest events to take place in the Arena was the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 . In the final night of the contest an audience of over 20,000 was present . Other big events held in the Arena include numerous sporting events , notably the European championships in basketball ( EuroBasket 2005 ) , volleyball ( 2005 Men 's European Volleyball Championship ) , table tennis ( 2007 European Table Tennis Championships ) , and judo ( 2007 European Judo Championships ) . The Belgrade Arena was also one of the 69 venues to take part in the 2009 Summer Universiade Games , hosting the opening and closing ceremonies , as well as the basketball competition
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Štark Arena