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Beijing venues all set for Olympics


Updated: 2008-06-04 11:45

 

The Beijing University Gymnasium is the venue for table tennis. Covering an area of 26,900 square meters, the gymnasium has room for eight competition tennis tables and can seat 7,557.

The Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium, with 8,012 seats, will hold the judo and taekwondo competitions of the Olympic Games and wheelchair rugby and wheelchair basketball competitions of the Paralympic Games.

With a building area of 24,383 square meters, the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium has seating capacity of 7,500. The gymnasium boasts the world's largest pre-stressed suspension dome ceiling 93 meters in diameter.

The flower-shaped Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Court is meticulously designed for natural ventilation to ensure the quality of the competitions for athletes and spectators. With 10 competition courts, the venue covers a building area of 26,514 square meters, with a capacity of 17,400 seats.

Besides the newly-built venues for the Beijing Olympic Games mentioned above, there are 11 existing venues in Beijing, namely the Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing Workers' Stadium, Beijing Workers' Gymnasium, Capital Indoor Stadium, Fengtai Sports Center Softball Field, Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center, Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Beijing Shooting Range CTF, Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium and Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium.

Still some venues are temporary, including the Fencing Hall of National Convention Center, Beijing Olympic Green Hockey Stadium, Beijing Olympic Green Archery Field, Beijing Wukesong Sports Center Baseball Field, Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground, Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross Venue, Triathlon Venue and Road Cycling Course.

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