National Olympic Sports Centre
Sports venue in Beijing, China
The National Olympic Sports Centre [ 1] (Chinese : 国家奥林匹克体育中心 ; pinyin : Guójiā Àolínpǐkè Tǐyù Zhōngxīn ) or Olympic Sports Center Stadium [ 2] (simplified Chinese : 奥体中心体育场 ; traditional Chinese : 奧體中心體育場 ; pinyin : Àotǐ Zhōngxīn Tǐyùchǎng ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Chaoyang District , Beijing , China. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches. It was constructed in 1986 for the 1990 Asian Games .[ 3] The complex contains the main stadium, an indoor arena , a hockey field, and a natatorium .
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 34,975 m2 (376,470 sq ft), which exceeds the original building area of 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft). Its capacity has doubled after the renovation, from about 18,000 to 36,228.[ 4]
Transport
It is served by Aoti Zhongxin (Olympic Sports Center) station on Line 8 of Beijing Subway.
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20th century
1912 : Barkarby , Djurgårdsbrunnsviken , Kaknäs , Östermalms IP , Stockholm Olympic Stadium
1920 : Olympisch Stadion
1924 : Fontainebleau , Le Stand de Tir de Versailles , Piscine des Tourelles , Stade Yves-du-Manoir
1928 : Amersfoort , Hilversum , Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium , Schermzaal , Zeeburg Shooting Grounds
1932 : 160th Regiment State Armory , Los Angeles Police Pistol Range , Riviera Country Club , Sunset Fields Golf Club , Swimming Stadium
1936 : Döberitz , Haus des Deutschen Sports , Olympic Swimming Stadium , Ruhleben , Wannsee Golf Course
1948 : Aldershot , Bisley Ranges , Royal Military Academy
1952 : Hämeenlinna
1956 : Oaklands Hunt Club , Royal Exhibition Building , Swimming/Diving Stadium , Williamstown
1960 : Acqua Santa Golf Club Course , Palazzo dei Congressi , Passo Corese , Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto , Umberto I Shooting Range
1964 : Asaka Nezu Park , Asaka Shooting Range , Kemigawa , National Gymnasium , Waseda Memorial Hall
1968 : Campo Militar 1 , Fernando Montes de Oca Fencing Hall , Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool , Vicente Suárez Shooting Range
1972 : Messegelände Fechthalle 2 , Olympiastadion , Riding Facility, Riem ; Schießanlage , Schwimmhalle
1976 : Montreal Botanical Garden , Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont ; Olympic Pool , Olympic Shooting Range, L'Acadie ; Winter Stadium, Université de Montréal
1980 : CSKA Football Fieldhouse , Dynamo Shooting Range , Swimming Pool - Olimpisky , Trade Unions' Equestrian Complex
1984 : Coto de Caza , Heritage Park Aquatic Center
1988 : Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool , Mongchontoseong , Olympic Fencing Gymnasium , Seoul Equestrian Park , Taenung International Shooting Range
1992 : Cross-country course, Mollet del Vallès Shooting Range , Palau de la Metal·lúrgia , Piscines Bernat Picornell , Real Club de Polo de Barcelona
1996 : Georgia International Horse Park , Georgia Tech Aquatic Center , Georgia World Congress Center
21st century
2000 : Sydney Baseball Stadium , Sydney International Aquatic Centre , The Dome and Exhibition Complex
2004 : Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre
2008 : Olympic Green Convention Center , Olympic Sports Centre , Ying Tung Natatorium
2012 : Aquatics Centre , Greenwich Park , Copper Box , Royal Artillery Barracks
2016 : Deodoro Aquatics Centre , Deodoro Stadium , Youth Arena
2020 : Musashino Forest Sport Plaza , Tokyo Stadium
2024 : Arena Paris Nord , Palace of Versailles
2028 : VELO Sports Center , Dignity Health Sports Park
2032 : TBD
1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
1948
Arsenal Stadium , Champion Hill , Craven Cottage , Empire Stadium (medal matches), Fratton Park , Goldstone Ground , Green Pond Road , Griffin Park , Lynn Road , Selhurst Park , White Hart Lane
1950s 1960s
1960
Florence Communal Stadium , Grosseto Communal Stadium , L'Aquila Communal Stadium , Livorno Ardenza Stadium , Naples Saint Paul's Stadium , Pescara Adriatic Stadium , Stadio Flaminio (final)
1964
Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium , Mitsuzawa Football Field , Nagai Stadium , Tokyo National Stadium (final), Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium , Ōmiya Football Field , Prince Chichibu Memorial Football Field
1968
Estadio Azteca (final), Estadio Cuauhtémoc , Estadio Nou Camp , Jalisco Stadium
1970s 1980s
1980
Dinamo Stadium , Dynamo Central Stadium – Grand Arena , Central Lenin Stadium – Grand Arena (final), Kirov Stadium , Republican Stadium
1984
Harvard Stadium , Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium , Rose Bowl (final), Stanford Stadium
1988
Busan Stadium , Daegu Stadium , Daejeon Stadium , Dongdaemun Stadium , Gwangju Stadium , Olympic Stadium (final)
1990s 2000s
2000
Brisbane Cricket Ground , Bruce Stadium , Hindmarsh Stadium , Melbourne Cricket Ground , Olympic Stadium (men's final), Sydney Football Stadium (women's final)
2004
Kaftanzoglio Stadium , Karaiskakis Stadium (women's final), Olympic Stadium (men's final), Pampeloponnisiako Stadium , Pankritio Stadium , Panthessaliko Stadium
2008
Beijing National Stadium (men's final), Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Shanghai Stadium , Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium , Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium , Workers' Stadium (women's final)
2010s
2012
Coventry Arena , Hampden Park , Millennium Stadium , St James' Park , Old Trafford , Wembley Stadium (both finals)
2016
Estádio Nacional de Brasília , Arena Fonte Nova , Mineirão , Arena Corinthians , Arena da Amazônia , Estádio Olímpico João Havelange , Maracanã (both finals)
2020s
2020
International Stadium Yokohama (both finals), Kashima Soccer Stadium , Miyagi Stadium , Saitama Stadium , Sapporo Dome , Tokyo Stadium
2024
Parc des Princes (both finals), Parc Olympique Lyonnais , Stade de la Beaujoire , Stade de Nice , Stade Geoffroy-Guichard , Stade Matmut Atlantique , Stade Vélodrome
2028
Rose Bowl (both finals), BMO Stadium , Levi's Stadium , PayPal Park , Stanford Stadium , California Memorial Stadium , Snapdragon Stadium
2030s