Venues
Limited food options at the Olympic venues
Everyone it seems, is impressed with the new Chinese stadiums, many saying the “best ever”. The underwater shots from the Water Cube looking up to the sky are incredible. One complaint though that most people have though is the limited food options at the venues.
I noticed it when I started going to some [...]
Beijing haze getting inside swimming center
This weeks hasn’t been a good week for the air in Beijing. It has been hazy all week and Thursday’s prediction of rain just never came. With some luck it could rain tonight, but it didn’t feel that way when I was out earlier.
Some United States and Australian swimmers have reported seeing haze [...]
Typhoon hits equestrian venue in Hong Kong
I have said it before, but trying to plan an Olympic games is probably like planning a wedding, only on a grander scale. Beijing Olympic Organizers have tried to plan and control every contingency, but mother nature is never going to be easy to predict.
Tropical Storm Kammuri has hit Hong Kong early this morning. [...]
Beijing Shooting Range Hall
The Beijing Shooting Range Hall is located in the western part of Beijing in Shijingshan District. It will host all of the shooting events at the Beijing Olympics.
It will also host the shooting events for the Paralympics. The venue is newly constructed and it hosted the 2008 ISSF World Cup.
The Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium is an indoor arena located on the campus of the University of Science and Technology Beijing.
The venue seats 8,000 people including nearly 4,000 temporary seats for the Beijing Olympics. The stadium is new and will host the Judo and Taekwando events.
Laoshan Velodrome
Laoshan Velodrome was a newly constructed stadium for track cycling at the Beijing Olympics. It is located in Shijingshan District, Beijing, China.
The stadium can hold 6,000 spectators, but the capacity will be reduced after the Olympics.
The velodrome was designed by Schuermann Architects, well-known for their design of several world-class venues. Examples include the ADT [...]
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is located on the Beijing Chaobai River and is about a 90 minute drive drive from down-town Beijing.
It is a newly built venue and will host the Rowing, Canoeing, and Kayaking and 10 kilometre marathon swimming events.
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