Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium (Beijing)

"Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium" redirects here. For the hall in Nanjing, see Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.

The indoor arena of the 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 Centre 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 will move to the larger Beijing National Indoor Stadium.

It has a seating capacity of 7,000 expanded from the original 6,000 and a floor space of 47,410 square metres 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

Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

Olympic venues in handball

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 (final), Pavillion de l'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université Laval 1980 Dynamo Palace of Sports, Sokolniki Sports Palace (final) 1984 Titan Gymnasium 1988 Suwon Gymnasium 1992 Palau D'Esports de Granollers, Palau Sant Jordi (final) 1996 Georgia Dome (men's final), Georgia World Congress Center 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 (medal round), Copper Box 2016 Olympic Training Center – Arena 4

Coordinates: 39°59′5″N 116°23′36″E / 39.98472°N 116.39333°E / 39.98472; 116.39333

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