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The National Indoor Stadium (official name) ()Official Beijing Olympics site
National Indoor Stadium
is an indoor stadium that is located in the Olympic Green in
Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
, China. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people, and was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is nicknamed ''the Fan'' (扇子, ''shànzi'') due to its design resembling a traditional Chinese folding fan.


History

The stadium opened its doors on November 26, 2007, for the artistic Gymnastics test event. It is also used for basketball. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, it hosted the
artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
,
trampolining Trampolining or trampoline gymnastics is a competitive Olympic sport in which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. In competition, these can include simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, or straddle position to more co ...
, and handball events. After the Olympics, the stadium is used for sports competition, cultural and entertaining purposes, and serves as a multi-functional exercise center for local residents. In 2015 it hosted the ice hockey women's world championship Beijing 2015. The stadium was used for ice hockey during the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.


See also

* List of indoor arenas in China


References


External links

*
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Official Website
Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics Venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics Indoor arenas in China Olympic gymnastics venues Olympic handball venues Olympic ice hockey venues Sports venues completed in 2007 Sports venues in Beijing Handball venues in China {{PRChina-sports-venue-stub