Capital Indoor Stadium
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The Capital Indoor Stadium (Template:Zh) is an indoor arena in 56 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, China that was built in 1968. It hosted matches between national table tennis teams of China and the United States in 1971; these matches were part of the exchange program known as ping pong diplomacy.[1]
History
It has a capacity of 17,345 and a floor space of 54,707 square meters expanded from the old 53,000. It was renovated for the first time between 2000 and 2001 to become a venue for the 2001 Summer Universiade.
It was also the venue for the 1981 Ice Hockey World Championship Pool C tournament, which marked a historic breakthrough for Chinese ice hockey.[2]
The stadium hosted one of the first NBA games in China, hosted on October 17, 2004, in front of a sellout capacity of 17,903.[3] It also hosted the first-ever professional football game featuring all-stars from the Arena Football League to help promote the new AFL China league (now known as the China Arena Football League.[4]
Capital Indoor Stadium underwent a new renovation and expansion that was completed in late 2007 for the 2008 Summer Olympics, where it hosted volleyball tournaments.[5]
The venue is also used for figure skating and short track speed skating, and was used for these competitions during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
See also
References
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