Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics
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The 2008 Summer Olympics are being held in Beijing, China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.[n 1] Over 10,000 athletes from 204 countries are participating in 302 events in 28 sports, held in 37 competition venues.[1] Events are taking place at eleven pre-existing venues, twelve new venues constructed for the Olympics, and eight temporary venues that will be removed following the games. In addition, six venues outside of Beijing will host events, two of which were newly built for the Olympics.
Beijing won its bid to host the 2008 Olympics on July 13, 2001.[2] The first new venues to begin construction were the Beijing National Stadium, Beijing National Aquatics Center, Beijing Shooting Range Hall, and the Laoshan Velodrome, where major work commenced in December 2003.[3] By May 2007, construction had begun at all of the Beijing venues for the games.[4] A total of US$1.9 billion (RMB¥13 billion) was spent to build and renovate the venues.[5]
The largest venue at the games in terms of seating capacity is the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", which can hold 91,000 spectators and is the site for the opening and closing ceremonies. The smallest venue in terms of seating capacity is the temporary Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, which has seating for only 2,000 spectators. Several of the venues are located at the Olympic Green Olympic Park.
New competition venues
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Existing competition venues
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Temporary competition venues
Venue | Sports | Capacity |
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Beach Volleyball Ground[29] | Beach volleyball | 12,000 |
BMX Field[30] | Cycling (BMX) | 4,000 |
Olympic Green Archery Field[31] | Archery | 5,000 |
Olympic Green Convention Center[32] | Fencing preliminaries and finals, and Modern Pentathlon (fencing and shooting) | 5,695 |
Olympic Green Hockey Field[33] | Hockey | 17,000 |
Triathlon Venue[34] | Triathlon | 10,000 |
Urban Road Cycling Course[35] | Cycling (road race) | n/a[n 2] |
Wukesong Baseball Field[36] | Baseball | 18,000 |
Competition venues outside Beijing
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Notes
- ^ Although the official opening of the games was on August 8, 2008, football games were held beginning on August 6.
- ^ a b Both the Urban Road Cycling Course and the Qingdao International Sailing Center do not have spectator seating, and therefore in this table no capacities are listed. Spectators for events held at these venus may observe events held in them from regular pedestrian areas such as sidewalks.
References
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- ^ "BEIJING 2008: Election". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ "Beijing 2008: Beginning of Venue Construction Project". International Olympic Committee. 2003-12-15. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "All Beijing-based venues under construction". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Olympics funding exceeds $43 bn". NDTV.com. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "National Aquatics Center". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "National Indoor Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "National Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Shooting Range Hall". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "China Agricultural University Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Laoshan Velodrome". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Court". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Peking University Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Science and Technology University". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Shooting Range CTF". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Capital Indoor Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Fengtai Sports Center Softball Field". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Laoshan Mountain Bike Course". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Olympic Sports Center Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Workers' Gymnasium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Workers' Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Laoshan Bicycle Motocross (BMX) Venue". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Olympic Green Archery Field". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Fencing Hall of National Convention Center". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Olympic Green Hockey Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Triathlon Venue". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Road Cycling Course". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Beijing Wukesong Sports Center Baseball Field". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Shanghai Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
External links
- Olympic Venue Distribution overlay on Google Maps - Unofficial overlay on satellite imagery. (Overlay on MSN Maps)