Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium (Beijing)

(Redirected from Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium) Sports venue in Beijing, China "Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium" redirects here. For the hall in Nanjing, see Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.

The Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium (simplified Chinese: 奥体中心体育馆; traditional Chinese: 奧體中心體育館; pinyin: Ào Tǐ Zhōngxīn Tǐyùguǎn) is an indoor arena next to the Olympic Sports Center Stadium at the southern part of the Olympic Green in Beijing, China.

It was reformed for the 2008 Summer Olympics where it hosted the handball tournaments up to and including the quarter-finals, after which they moved to the larger Beijing National Indoor Stadium. Following the handball competitions, the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament took place at the venue.

It has a seating capacity of 7,000 expanded from the original 6,000 and a floor space of 47,410 square meters from the current 43,000. Three handball training courts were put to use in 2008. The renovation was complete in August 2007.

References

Beijing2008.cn profile

v t e Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing)
New venues	Beijing National Stadium Beijing National Aquatics Center Beijing National Indoor Stadium Beijing Shooting Range Hall Wukesong Indoor Stadium Laoshan Velodrome Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park China Agricultural University Gymnasium Peking University Gymnasium Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Olympic Green Tennis Center
Existing venues	Olympic Sports Centre Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium Workers' Stadium Workers Indoor Arena Capital Indoor Stadium Fengtai Softball Field Ying Tung Natatorium Laoshan Mountain Bike Course Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Beihang University Gymnasium
Temporary venues	Olympic Green Convention Center Olympic Green Hockey Field Olympic Green Archery Field Wukesong Baseball Field Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground BMX Field Triathlon Venue Urban Road Cycling Course
Venues outside Beijing	Qingdao International Sailing Centre Shanghai Stadium Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Hong Kong Equestrian Venues Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium

v t e Olympic venues in handball
20th century	1936: BSV 92 Field & Stadium, Olympic Stadium (final), Police Stadium 1972: Böblingen Sportshalle, Donauhalle Ulm, Hohenstaufenhalle Göppingen, Olympiahalle (final), Sporthalle Augsburg 1976: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal Forum (men's medal matches), Pavillion de l'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université Laval, Sherbrooke Sports Palace 1980: Dynamo Palace of Sports, Sokolniki Sports Palace (final) 1984: Titan Gymnasium 1988: Suwon Gymnasium, Olympic Gymnastics Arena (men's medal matches) 1992: Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Palau Sant Jordi (final) 1996: Georgia Dome (men's final), Georgia World Congress Center
21st century	2000: The Dome and Exhibition Complex 2004: Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena, Hellinikon Indoor Arena (final) 2008: Beijing National Indoor Stadium (final), Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium 2012: Basketball Arena (final), Copper Box 2016: Future Arena 2020: Yoyogi National Gymnasium 2024: Stade Pierre-Mauroy (final), Paris Expo Porte de Versailles 2028: Long Beach Arena 2032: Brisbane Entertainment Centre

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