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The Olympic Green (Chinese: 奥林匹克森林公园; lit. 'Olympic Forest Park') is an Olympic Park in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The three main facilities there include the National Stadium (Bird's Nest), Water Cube, and National Indoor Stadium. Olympic Green was originally constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
The Olympic Forest Park is a large, man-made nature park situated at the north end of the Olympic Green in Beijing. Built for the 2008 Summer Olympics , the park has two parts: the southern part is oval in shape and features Aohai lake in the center, and the northern side has a mountain that gives an excellent view of this part of the city.
The facility officially reopened on 28 July 2010, with the water park opening on 8 August 2010 (the second anniversary of the Games' opening). The renovation divided the facility into three pool areas (a main pool, Olympic "demonstration" pool, and a training pool), as well as the 12,000 m 2 (130,000 sq ft) water park area. [23] [24]
The National Stadium [3] (国家体育场), a.k.a. the Bird's Nest (鸟巢), [4] is a stadium at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The National Stadium, covering an area of 204,000 square meters with 91,000 capacity, broke ground in December 2003, officially started construction in March 2004, and was completed in June 2008.
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The beds at the Olympic Village in Beijing are remote controlled, a major upgrade from the cardboard beds at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) (VCG via Getty Images)
The National Indoor Stadium (国家体育馆), a.k.a. Folding Fan (折扇), is an arena located at Olympic Green in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. [2] [3] [4] The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people, [5] and was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is nicknamed the Fan (扇子, shànzi) due to its design resembling a traditional Chinese ...
Olympic Games [12] 1000 metres 1:13.19 Miho Takagi Japan: 17 February 2022 Olympic Games [13] 1500 metres 1:53.28 Ireen Wüst Netherlands: 7 February 2022 Olympic Games [14] 3000 metres 3:56.93 Irene Schouten Netherlands: 5 February 2022 Olympic Games [15] 5000 metres 6:43.51 Irene Schouten Netherlands: 10 February 2022 Olympic Games [16] Team ...