The Capital Indoor Stadium () is an indoor arena in 56 Zhongguancun South Street,

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that was built in 1968. It hosted matches between national

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teams of China and the

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in 1971; these matches were part of the exchange program known as '' ping pong diplomacy''.

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It has a capacity of 17,345 and a floor space of 54,707 square meters expanded from the old 53,000. It was renovated for the first time between 2000 to 2001 to become a venue for the

2001 Summer Universiade The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 spor ...

. The stadium hosted one of the first NBA games in China, hosted on October 17, 2004 in front of a sellout capacity of 17,903. It also hosted the first-ever professional football game featuring all-stars from the

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to help promote the new AFL China league (now known as the

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. Capital Indoor Stadium has undergone a new renovation and expansion that was completed in late 2007 for the

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, where it hosted

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tournaments. The venue is also used for figure skating and short track speed skating, which will also be used for the

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Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics Venues of the 2022 Winter Olympics Indoor arenas in China Sports venues in Beijing Volleyball venues in China Olympic volleyball venues Olympic short track speed skating venues Olympic figure skating venues 1968 establishments in China Badminton venues Venues of the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games basketball venues {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub

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