The National Olympic Sports Centre () or Olympic Sports Center Stadium () is a
multipurpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy th ...
in the
Chaoyang District,
Beijing
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, China. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches. It was constructed in 1986 for the
1990 Asian Games
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, Nations participating = 36
, Athletes participating = 6,122
, Events = 308 in 27 sports
, Opening ceremony = 22 September 1990
, Closing ceremony = 7 October 1990
, Officially opened by = Yang Shangkun
, O ...
. The complex contains the main stadium, an
indoor arena, a hockey field, and a
natatorium
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.
It was renovated to host the
2008 Summer Olympics, where it hosted soccer matches and the running and riding parts of the
modern pentathlon events. For the riding discipline, the soccer field at the core of the venue has been turned into a high-standard temporary equestrian field. The renovation also added four pavilion-styled rotating rampways around the stadium.
The stadium has a floor space of , which exceeds the original building area of . Its capacity has doubled after the renovation, from about 18,000 to 36,228.
Transport
It is served by
Aoti Zhongxin (Olympic Sports Center) station
Aoti Zhongxin (Olympic Sports Center) station () is a station on Line 8 of the Beijing Subway.
It is the nearest station to the National Olympic Sports Center, and is therefore decorated with sports elements.
Station layout
The station has ...
on Line 8 of Beijing Subway.
References
External links
Page of Olympic Sports Center Stadium at Beijing2008.cnPage of National Olympic Sports Centre at Chaoyang District Government Website
Football venues in Beijing
Sports venues in Beijing
Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic football venues
Olympic modern pentathlon venues
Multi-purpose stadiums in China
Venues of the 1990 Asian Games
World Rugby Sevens Series venues
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