Workers Indoor Arena

Workers' Indoor Arena
北京工人體育館
Construction
Běijīng Gōngrén Tǐyùguǎn
Beijing Workers' Gymnasium

Location	Beijing, China
Capacity	13,000
Opened	1961
Renovated	Completed by 2008
Tenants
1961 World Table Tennis Championships Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The Workers' Indoor Arena, also known as Beijing Workers' Gymnasium (simplified Chinese: 北京工人体育馆; traditional Chinese: 北京工人體育館; pinyin: Běijīng Gōngrén Tǐyùguǎn), is an indoor arena located west of the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. It was inaugurated in 1961 for the 26th World Table Tennis Championships.

It hosted the boxing events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Judo events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. It is one of 11 Beijing-based venues to be renovated and upgraded for the Olympics. The arena has a maximum seating capacity of 13,000.

Notable events

10 April 1985： Wham! , this was the first Western band to perform in China.
4 December 1998: Ricky Martin - Vuelve World Tour
31 March 2004：Deep Purple
7 March 2005: Norah Jones - Norah Jones & The Handsome Band Tour
1 December 2008: Kylie Minogue - KylieX2008
6 April 2011: Bob Dylan - Never Ending Tour 2011
4 November 2013: OneRepublic - Native Tour
9 November 2013: T-ara 2013 Showcase Live in Beijing ^[1]
10 July 2014: Jessie J
10 January 2015: WINNER WWIC 2015
16 April 2016: Road FC 30
14 August 2016: Scorpions (band) - Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour

References

↑ http://www.china.org.cn/photos/2013-11/09/content_30549854.htm

Beijing2008.cn profile.

Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics

New venues	Beijing National Stadium Beijing National Aquatics Center Beijing National Indoor Stadium Beijing Shooting Range Hall Wukesong Indoor Stadium Laoshan Velodrome Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park China Agricultural University Gymnasium Peking University Gymnasium Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Olympic Green Tennis Center

Existing venues	Olympic Sports Centre Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium Workers' Stadium Workers Indoor Arena Capital Indoor Stadium Fengtai Softball Field Ying Tung Natatorium Laoshan Mountain Bike Course Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Beihang University Gymnasium

Temporary venues	Olympic Green Convention Center Olympic Green Hockey Field Olympic Green Archery Field Wukesong Baseball Field Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground BMX Field Triathlon Venue Urban Road Cycling Course

Venues outside Beijing	Qingdao International Sailing Centre Shanghai Stadium Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Hong Kong Equestrian Venues Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium

Olympic venues in boxing

1904: Francis Gymnasium 1908: Northampton Institute 1920: Antwerp Zoo 1924: Vélodrome d'hiver 1928: Krachtsportgebouw 1932: Olympic Auditorium 1936: Deutschlandhalle 1948: Empire Pool, Empress Hall, Earl's Court 1952: Messuhalli 1956: West Melbourne Stadium 1960: Palazzo dello Sport 1964: Korakuen Ice Palace 1968: Arena México 1972: Boxhalle 1976: Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal Forum (finals) 1980: Indoor Stadium 1984: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 1988: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium 1992: Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona 1996: Alexander Memorial Coliseum 2000: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre 2004: Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall 2008: Workers Indoor Arena 2012: ExCeL 2016: Riocentro – Pavilion 6

Notable buildings and structures in Beijing from the modern era

Ten Great Buildings	Beijing Railway Station Cultural Palace of Nationalities Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Great Hall of the People Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution Minzu Hotel National Museum of China Workers Stadium

Olympic Green	Beijing National Stadium Beijing National Aquatics Center Beijing National Indoor Stadium China National Convention Center Digital Beijing Building National Tennis Center Olympic Park Observation Tower

Tiananmen Square	Mausoleum of Mao Zedong Monument to the People's Heroes National Centre for the Performing Arts

Museums	Beijing Planetarium Capital Museum China Aviation Museum China Railway Museum China Science and Technology Museum Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression National Art Museum of China

Transportation	Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing South Railway Station Beijing West Railway Station

CBD	Beijing TV Centre Beijing Yintai Centre CCTV Headquarters CCTV Tower The China World Trade Center Fortune Plaza Jing Guang Centre

Other government buildings	Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area National Library of China Workers Indoor Arena

Others	IAP Meteorological Tower

Coordinates: 39°55′51″N 116°26′09″E / 39.9308°N 116.4359°E / 39.9308; 116.4359

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