Workers Indoor Arena

The Workers' Indoor Arena (also known as Beijing Workers' Gymnasium) is one of the venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The venue will host boxing events at the Summer Oympics and Judo events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Fast Facts

1. Location: Gongti Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing¹
2. Broke ground: December 23, 2005¹
3. Floor area: 40,200 square meters¹
4. Permanent seats: 12,000¹
5. Temporary seats: 1,000¹
6. Olympic sports: Boxing¹
7. Paralympic sports: Judo¹

About

The Workers' Indoor Arena began renovations in 2006. The building was expanded to include a main arena for boxing and two additional halls for warm-ups. For the Olympics, the arena will have a total of 13,000 seats for spectators. New windows were also installed to make the arena more energy efficient.²

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