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Peking University Gymnasium as the venue of the 2008 Summer Olympics Inside the Peking University Gymnasium. Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events ...
The largest venue at the games in terms of seating capacity was the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which had a capacity of 91,000 at the time and was the site for the opening and closing ceremonies. The smallest venue in terms of seating capacity was the temporary Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, which had a capacity of ...
Peking University Gymnasium hosted the table tennis events for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the Summer Olympics , there are eight venues that have hosted or are planned to host table tennis .
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 seating capacity of 13,000.
The main court, named Diamond Court (nicknamed National Tennis Stadium), has a capacity of 15,000. The Lotus Court (10,000 capacity), Moon Court, and Brad Drewett Court all have 12 stands, which represent petals of lotus flowers, one of the emblems of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Lotus court has a capacity of 10,000.
It was one of the nine temporary venues at the 2008 Summer Olympics, hosting baseball events. The baseball field had a total land surface of 12,000 square metres and a capacity of 15,000. It included two competition fields and one training field.
The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22. 78 athletes from 42 countries took part in the women's single event.
The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23. 77 athletes from 44 countries took part in the men's singles event.