Track & Field Tours l 2008 Beijing Summer Games Venues

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	National Stadium Sports: Track & Field, Opening and Closing Ceremonies tickets The Showcase of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the National Olympic Stadium is commonly referred to as the "Bird's Nest." Architects Herzog & de Meuron collaborated with ArupSport with Artistic Consultant Ai Weiwei for the design of the Stadium, which holds close to 91,000 people. If you're looking for accommodations next to the Olympic Stadium, check out Hotel Catic.

	National Indoor Stadium Located on the Olympic Green, the National Indoor Stadium will host Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, and Handball competitions. The stadium opened its doors on November 26, 2007 for the artistic Gymnastics test event. After the Olympics, the stadium can be used for sports competition, cultural and entertaining purposes, and will serve as a multi-functional exercise centre for local residents.

	National Aquatics Center Commonly referred to as "The Cube," the National Aquatics Center is nothing short of a masterpiece. The outer wall is based is a foam type material (formed by soap bubbles). The pattern is formed by taking a slice through the foam. The structure will have a capacity of 17,000 during the games that will be reduced to 6,000 afterwards. It also has a total land surface of 65,000 square meters and will cover a total of 7.8 acres.

	Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium This venue embodies three Olympic concepts: the Green Olympics," "High-tech Olympics," and "the People's Olympics. The external "batfish" shape of the Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium is a distinguishing feature of the venue that will hold the Olympic Volleyball events. Hotel Shang *** Yuan is located close to the Olympic Volleyball Stadium.

	Beijing Shooting Range CTF (Clay Target Field) All Shooting competitions will be held at this venue. The Olympic venue will have a floor space of 6,170 square meters with a capacity of 5,000 seats (which will be reduced to 1,047 after the Games)

	Beijing Shooting Range Hall The Beijing Shooting Range Hall is a shooting hall located in Shijingshan District, Beijing. It will host the qualifying rounds and finals of ten Shooting events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, consisting of all 10-, 25- and 50-metre events. It will also likely be the venue of the first gold medal awarded at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The Olympic venue was designed to look like the shape of a hunting bow, which is supposed to take into account the origins of the sport of shooting: hunting in the forest.

	Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium The gymnasium, located in the school for China’s future space talents in northeast Beijing will be holding the weightlifting events.

	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Rhythmic Gymnastics venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The gymnasium seating capacity is 7,500 people and has a floor space of 24,000 square meters. After the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, it will serve as a training facility for Chinese badminton teams and also as a sports and recreational activities center.

	Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Grounds The largest urban public park in Asia will be home to the Beach Volleyball Events. Beach Volleyball is always a favorite among tourists coming to visit the Olympic Games. You won't want to miss it in Beijing. Attending the Beach Volleyball games is more fun than almost any sport during the Games.

	China Agricultural University Gymnasium The gymnasium will host wrestling competitions during the Games. The Gymnasium in unique because of its staggered rooftop, which has a stair-like design. The venue will cover an area of 23,950 square meters and a capacity of 8,200 (which will be reduced to 6000 after the Olympics). It will be turned into a sports complex for students of the China Agricultural University after the Olympic Games.

	Fengtai Softball Field The Fengtai Softball Field will host the softball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The complex consists of 2 competition grounds and 1 training ground. The stadium has a capacity of 13,000 and a floor space of 15,570 square metres. It also has a backup field with a capacity of 3500 and 2 training fields. The stadium's renovation was completed in July 28, 2006 ready for the XI Women's World Softball Championship in late August. It is the first Olympic venue to be completed and put to use.

	Laoshan Bicycle Motocross (BMX) Venue One of the 31 Beijing-based venues for the 2008 Olympic Games and will be host to the BMX cycling competitions. BMX is a new Olympic Sport that will appear for the first time in Beijing. People are pretty excited about seeing BMX at the Beijing Games.

	Laoshan Velodrome Located in west Beijing suburbia, the Laoshan velodrome looks like a huge flying saucer. The huge dome is supported by twenty-four “V”-shaped posts and spans more than 130 meters. The Laoshan Velodrome is a brand new venue for the track cycling event for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

	Olympic Green Archery Field The Olympic Green Archery Field is the venue for the archery competitions of the 2008 Olympic Games. It is a temporary venue that will be converted to green belt after the Games. The field occupies 9.22 hectares and has a capacity of 5,000 people.

	Olympic Green Hockey Field Located in northeast Beijing, this new venue is one of the 13 venues located within the Beijing Olympic Green. The hockey field stands at the intersection of Beijing's Fifth Ring Road and Beijing-Changping Expressway. Be sure to check out our USA Field Hockey Packages. For more information about hotels located in the Olympic Green, see Hotel Catic Skylight.

	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium The expanded Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium will hold the handball preliminaries and quarterfinals and will serve as the training venue for goalball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing and wheelchair rugby.

	Peking University Gymnasium The Beijing Peking University is just 8kms away from the central Olympic village. And in 2008 it’s the home of table tennis championship -- or as the locals call it – ping pong qiao. If you didn't know it, the Chinese are crazy for PINGO PONG (=table tennis)!!! The gymnasium has a floor space of 26,900 square meters and 8,000 seats (2,000 of them are temporary).

	Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is the worlds only first-class rowing-canoeing venue that contains both flatwater and slalom courses and will host the the Rowing, Canoe/Kayak -- Flat-water, Canoe/Kayak -- Slalom, and marathon swimming events during the Beijing 2008 Games.

	Triathlon Venue The Olympic Triathlon Venue, described as "the most environmental-friendly triathlon venue in the world" by the International Triathlon Union. It is located at Ming Tomb Reservoir in Changping District of northern Beijing. It is one of the eight temporary facilities among the 31 Beijing-based Olympic venues and home to the women and men’s Olympic Triathlon event. For more information about seeing the Triathlon in Beijing, check out our USA Triathlon packages.

	University of Science and Technology Gymnasium The venue will hold the Judo and Taekwondo competitions of the Olympic Games and Wheelchair Rugby and Wheelchair Basketball competitions of the Paralympic Games.

	Urban Road Cycling Course The Urban Road Cycling Course will function during the Games for cycling (road race). The Olympic course is set to go through various parts of Beijing. Please check this page for updates on this particular Olympic venue.

	Workers' Stadium The renovation project for the Beijing Workers' Stadium was completed to meet the demands of the Olympic Games in August. The expanded stadium can accommodate 62,000 people and meets the technical standards for hosting football competitions for the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.

	Wukesong Baseball Field The Wukesong Baseball Field is a baseball stadium located next to the Wukesong Indoor Stadium at the Wukesong Culture and Sports Centre in Beijing and will host Baseball competitions during the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 and covers an area of 15,000 square meters. In March 2008, a couple of games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres called the MLB China Series took place at the Stadium.

	Wukesong Indoor Stadium Located in the west of Beijing in Wukesong, the gym meets National Basketball Association (NBA) standards and will host the qualifying matches and the finals of the Beijing Olympic basketball events in August. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 people. It was scaled back from its original design due to a 43% budget cut. Basketball is one of the most anticipated Olympic events, especially with the popularity of Chinese superstar Yao Ming.

	Ying Tung Natatorium Located at the Olympic Sports Center, the natatorium is host to the water polo and swimming of the modern pentathlon events of the 2008 Summer Games. It has a seating capacity of 4,852.