cross country running and equestrian show jumping venue
Olympic Sports Center is a multi-use stadium in Beijing, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It was constructed in 1990 for the Asian Games held that year. Now it has been renovated to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, where it will host the cross country running and equestrian show jumping disciplines of the modern pentathlon.
For the show jumping disciplines, the football 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 ramp ways around the stadium.
The stadium has a floor space of 34,975 square meters, which exceeds the original building area of 20,000 square meters. Its capacity has doubled after the renovation, from about 18,000 to 36,228.
For the show jumping disciplines, the football 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 ramp ways around the stadium.
The stadium has a floor space of 34,975 square meters, which exceeds the original building area of 20,000 square meters. Its capacity has doubled after the renovation, from about 18,000 to 36,228.