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.
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References
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"2009北京海洋沙滩狂欢节-搜狐体育" . sports.sohu.com . Retrieved 2017-02-15 .
New venues Existing venues Temporary venues Venues outside
Beijing
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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