Beijing Shooting Range Hall

Beijing Shooting Range Hall
The Beijing Shooting Range Hall is located on Xiangshan South Rd. With a total surface area of 45,645 sq m, the venue has a total seating capacity for 8,600 spectators, including 2,170 permanent seats and 6,430 removable seats. During the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympics Games, the venue will host a total of 10 shooting events. It will also likely be the venue where the first gold medal will be awarded during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. After the Games, the venue will host important international and Chinese shooting competitions. It also will serve as the training base for the Chinese national shooting team and youth training grounds. Parts of the venue might be used as a national defense teaching facility.
The Beijing Shooting Range Hall was designed to reflect the shape of a hunting bow. This design takes into consideration the origins of the sport of shootinghunting in the forest. Construction of the venue broke ground on July 13, 2004. The venue contains qualification competition halls, a final competition hall, a storehouse, a room for armed police use, a heating and ventilation equipment room and an electric transformer room. The Shooting Hall's qualification competition halls and the final competition hall are connected by the venue's main entrance, which contributes to the venue's "bow" shape. The qualification competition hall contains 10m, 25m, and 50m target ranges and the final competition hall contains sealed 10m, 25m, and 50m target ranges. The qualification competition halls can seat 6.100, and the final competition hall can seat 2,500.