Venues of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

National stadium
The stadium will host the opening and closing of the 29th Olympiad, as well as track and field events. On completion it will have a capacity of 100 000 and it is believed that it will be the world¡¯s largest enclosed space.

FACTS:

Venue: National Stadium;
Location: Olympic Green;
Total land surface (10,000 sq. m.): 25.8;
Seats: 91,000;
Functions during the Games: Athletics, Football;
Post-Games use: The Stadium is to stage sports events at national and international levels, as well as cultural and entertaining activities;
Groundbreaking date: Dec. 2003;
Designer: Herzog & DeMeuron (Swiss) and China Architecture Design Institute;

Olympic competitions venues in Beijing

New
1 National Stadium (NST)
2 National Aquatics Center (NAC)
3 National Indoor Stadium (NIS)
4 Beijing Shooting Range Hall (BSH)
5 Wukesong Indoor Stadium
6 Laoshan Velodrome (LSV)
7 Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park (SRC)
8 China Agricultural University Gymnasium (CAG)
9 Peking University Gymnasium (PKG)
10 Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
11 Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium (BTG)
12 Tennis Center

Existing
1 Olympic Sports Center Stadium (OSS)
2 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium (OSG)
3 Workers' Stadium (WST)
4 Workers' Indoor Arena (WIA)
5 Capital Indoor Stadium (CAS)
6 Fengtai Softball Field
7 Ying Tung Natatorium (YTN)
8 Laoshan Mountain Bike Course (LSC)
9 Beijing Shooting Range CTF (BSF)
10 Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
11 Beihang University Gymnasium

Temporary
1 Fencing Hall (FCH)
2 Hockey Field
3 Archery Field
4 Wukesong Baseball Field
5 Beach Volleyball Ground
6 BMX Field
7 Triathlon Venue (TRV)
8 Urban Cycling Road Course (CRC)