Monday, October 8, 2007

Olympic Venue : Olympic Green Tennis C enter

2008 Olympics in Beijing China - Olympic Green Tennis Center
2008 Olympics in Beijing China - Olympic Green Tennis Center
2008 Olympics in Beijing China - Olympic Green Tennis Center
2008 Olympics in Beijing China - Olympic Green Tennis Center
2008 Olympics in Beijing China - Olympic Green Tennis Center
2008 Olympics in Beijing China - Olympic Green Tennis Center
The Olympic Green Tennis Center was delivered on Oct 1st. 2008. It will host the tennis cometition for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China and is hosting the Good Luck Beijing 2007 ITF Pro Circuit starting October 6th through October 20th.

Like many of the structures and venues The Olympic Green Tennis Center is very unique. Particularly the main court along with the number one and number two courts, which resemble flowers when viewed from a distance.

The center has ten courts total. The main court has a seating capacity of 10 thousand and will host the finals. Courts number one and two can hold 4,000 and 2,000 people, respectively.

VIdeo: The process of Beijing 2008 Olympics Stadium

This is a really neat video showing the process of the construction of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing, China for the 2008 Olympics.

VIdeo: Welcome to Beijing Olympics 2008

A music video of a song recorded for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

2008 Olympic Venues: Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics

2008 Olympics Beijing China Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics venue
2008 Olympics Beijing China Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
Beijing Olympics 2008 Badminton and Gymnastics
On Sunday September 30th 2007 the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium was officially opened. This venue will host the Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics events for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.

The gym will hold a total of seven thousand five hundred people and is 24, 383 square meters in size.

After the 2008 Olympics the gym will be used by the University for students and staff as well as for the national badminton team.

In the mean time the site will host two events this year. On October 10th through the 14th it will host the Good Luck Beijing Invitational Tournament and on December 5th through the 7th it will host the Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament.