Workers Indoor Arena | |
Location | Gongti Road, Beijing, China |
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Coordinates | 39°55′51″N116°26′09″E / 39.9308°N 116.4359°E |
Capacity | 13,000 (lower for Olympics) |
Construction | |
Opened | 1961 |
Renovated | Completed by 2008 |
Tenants | |
1961 World Table Tennis Championships Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
Workers' Gymnasium | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 北京工人體育館 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 北京工人体育馆 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Beijing workingpeople's gymnasium | ||||||
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