Building in Chaoyang Park, Beijing, China
The playing area of the Beach Volleyball Ground View of the Beach Volleyball Ground The Chaoyang Park Beach Themed Park (simplified Chinese : 朝阳公园沙滩主题乐园 ; traditional Chinese : 朝陽公園沙灘主题樂園 ; pinyin : Cháoyáng Gōngyuán Shātān Zhu3ti2 Le4yuan2 ), known as the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground (simplified Chinese : 朝阳公园沙滩排球场 ; traditional Chinese : 朝陽公園沙灘排球場 ; pinyin : Cháoyáng Gōngyuán Shātān Páiqiú Chǎng ) during the 2008 Olympic Games, is a swimming, samba , African dance , hula and carnival place in Chaoyang Park that used to be one of 9 temporary venues used for the 2008 Summer Olympics . It was built on the site of the ex-Beijing Gas Appliance Factory (Chinese : 北京煤气用具厂 ) but now a part of the park. The ground was used for the beach volleyball matches.
The venue had a capacity of 12,000, consisting of 1 competition ground, 2 warmup grounds, and 6 training grounds. Court 2 was used on Day 6 of competition.
After the Olympics, the venue hosted the Beijing Grand Slam of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 2011 and 2012. It also hosted the Beijing Ocean-Beach Carnival every summer since 2009.[1]
References [ edit ] ^ "2009北京海洋沙滩狂欢节-搜狐体育" . sports.sohu.com . Retrieved 2017-02-15 .
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20th century 1964 : Komazawa Volleyball Courts , Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium (final) 1968 : Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium (final), Juan Escutia Sports Palace , Revolution Ice Rink 1972 : Volleyballhalle 1976 : Montreal Forum (final), Paul Sauvé Centre 1980 : Druzhba Multipurpose Arena , Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (final) 1984 : Long Beach Arena 1988 : Hanyang University Gymnasium , Jamsil Gymnasium (final), Saemaul Sports Hall 1992 : Palau dels Esports de Barcelona , Palau Sant Jordi (final), Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron 1996 : Clayton County International Park (2-man), Omni Coliseum (indoor final), Stegeman Coliseum 21st century 2000 : Bondi Beach , Sydney Entertainment Centre (indoor final), Sydney Showground Pavilion 4 2004 : Faliro Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre , Peace and Friendship Stadium 2008 : Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium , Capital Indoor Stadium (indoor final), Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground 2012 : Earls Court Exhibition Centre , Horse Guards Parade 2016 : Copacabana Beach , Maracanãzinho 2020 : Ariake Arena , Shiokaze Park 2024 : Paris Expo Porte de Versailles , Champ de Mars 2028 : Honda Center , Santa Monica State Beach 2032 : Coomera Indoor Sports Centre , Broadbeach, Queensland , Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
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