Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics

For the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a total of thirty-seven venues were used. Events took place at eleven pre-existing venues, twelve new venues constructed for the Olympics, and eight temporary venues that were removed following the games. In addition, six venues outside Beijing hosted events, two of which were newly built for the Olympics.

Beijing won its bid to host the 2008 Olympics on 13 July 2001. 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. By May 2007, construction had begun at all of the Beijing venues for the games. Approximately RMB¥13 billion (US$1.9 billion) was spent to build and renovate the venues.

Several venues were located at the Olympic Green Olympic Park. The largest venue at the games in terms of seating capacity was the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which had a capacity of 91,000 at the time and was the site for the opening and closing ceremonies. The smallest venue in terms of seating capacity was the temporary Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, which had a capacity of 2,000.

Venues

Olympic Green

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Olympic Green Tennis Center Tennis 32,400
Olympic Green Archery Field Archery 5,000
Olympic Green Convention Center Fencing, Modern Pentathlon (fencing, shooting) 5,695
Olympic Green Hockey Field Field hockey 17,000

Universities and gymnasiums

Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Judo, Taekwondo 8,024
Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Badminton, Gymnastics (rhythmic) 7,500
China Agricultural University Gymnasium Wrestling 8,000
Peking University Gymnasium Table tennis 8,000
Beihang University Gymnasium Weightlifting 5,400
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Volleyball 5,000

New competition venues

The Beijing National Aquatics Center at night
The Beijing National Stadium
Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Beijing National Aquatic Center Swimming, Diving and Synchronized Swimming 17,000
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Gymnastics (artistic, trampoline), Handball (final) 19,000
Beijing National Stadium Athletics, Football (final),Opening and Closing Ceremonies 91,000
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Judo, Taekwondo 8,024
Beijing Shooting Range Hall Shooting (pistol, rifle) 9,000
Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Badminton, Gymnastics (rhythmic) 7,500
China Agricultural University Gymnasium Wrestling 8,000
Laoshan Velodrome Cycling (track) 6,000
Olympic Green Tennis Center Tennis 17,400
Peking University Gymnasium Table tennis 8,000
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park Rowing, Canoeing, and Swimming (marathon) 37,000
Wukesong Indoor Stadium Basketball 18,000

Existing competition venues

The Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium hosted the volleyball competition
The Workers Stadium hosted the quarter-final and semi-final football matches
Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Beihang University Gymnasium Weightlifting 5,400
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Volleyball 5,000
Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field Shooting (shotgun) 5,000
Capital Indoor Stadium Volleyball (final) 18,000
Fengtai Softball Field Softball 13,000
Laoshan Mountain Bike Course Cycling (Mountain Bike) 2,000
Olympic Sports Centre Football, Modern Pentathlon (riding, running) 36,228
Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium Handball 7,000
Workers Indoor Arena Boxing 13,000
Workers Stadium Football 70,161
Ying Tung Natatorium Water Polo, Modern Pentathlon (swimming) 4,852

Temporary competition venues

The Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground
Venue Sports Capacity Ref.
Beach Volleyball Ground Volleyball (beach) 12,000
BMX Field Cycling (BMX) 4,000
Olympic Green Archery Field Archery 5,000
Olympic Green Convention Center Fencing, Modern Pentathlon (fencing, shooting) 5,695
Olympic Green Hockey Field Field hockey 17,000
Triathlon Venue Triathlon 10,000
Urban Road Cycling Course Cycling (road race) n/a[n 1]
Wukesong Baseball Field Baseball 18,000

Competition venues outside Beijing

Shanghai Stadium, one of the venues for the football preliminaries
Venue Location Sports Capacity Ref.
Hong Kong Equestrian Venues Hong Kong Equestrian 18,000
Qingdao International Sailing Center Qingdao Sailing n/a[n 1]
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Qinhuangdao Football 33,572
Shanghai Stadium Shanghai Football 80,000
Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium Shenyang Football 60,000
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Tianjin Football 60,000

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