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Workers' Gymnasium

Coordinates: 39°55′51″N 116°26′09″E / 39.9308°N 116.4359°E / 39.9308; 116.4359
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Workers' Gymnasium
Workers Indoor Arena
Workers' Gymnasium is located in Beijing
Workers' Gymnasium
Workers' Gymnasium
Location within Beijing
LocationGongti Road, Beijing, China
Coordinates39°55′51″N 116°26′09″E / 39.9308°N 116.4359°E / 39.9308; 116.4359
Capacity13,000 (lower for Olympics)
Construction
Opened1961
RenovatedCompleted by 2008
Tenants
1961 World Table Tennis Championships
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Workers' Gymnasium
Traditional Chinese北京工人體育館
Simplified Chinese北京工人体育馆
Literal meaningBeijing workingpeople's gymnasium
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěijīng gōngrén tǐyùguǎn

The Workers' Gymnasium (official name) 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 seating capacity of 13,000.

Notable events

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References

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