Beijing Workers' Gymnasium
| Běijīng Gōngrén Tǐyùguǎn | |
| Beijing Workers' Gymnasium | |
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| Location | Beijing, China |
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| Capacity | 13,000 |
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| Opened | 1961 |
| Renovated | Completed by 2008 |
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1961 World Table Tennis Championships Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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The Workers' Indoor Arena, also known as Beijing Workers' Gymnasium (simplified Chinese: 北京工人体育馆; traditional Chinese: 北京工人體育館; pinyin: Běijīng Gōngrén Tǐyùguǎn), is an indoor arena located west of the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. 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 maximum seating capacity of 13,000.
Coordinates: 39°55′51″N 116°26′09″E / 39.9308°N 116.4359°E
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