Olympic Sports Center Stadium is located in Southern part of Olympic
Sports Center. It was once the site for the 11th Beijing Asian Games
and once the most outstanding stadium of its type in China with exceptional
facilities -- standing proud among sports stadiums throughout the nation.
To meet the needs of the 2008 Olympic Games, it was enlarged from 20,000
to 37,000 square meters – with spectator seating enlarged from 18,000
to 36,000.
It will be used for the site of Modern Pentathlon (Cross Country Running
and Equestrian Show Jumping) during the Olympic Games.
The renovation of Olympic Sports Center Stadium was begun on April 1,
2006. It was used the most advanced diamond static cutting technology
with diamond-tipped rope saws slicing away. The top-half structure and
canopy of the east-west stands (as well as the walls and pipelines in
all rooms except the major structure) were dismantled. After consolidating
the original foundation, pillars and beams, east-west second and fifth
floor stands as well as third and fourth floor boxes were newly built.
The designers created their own "red soil" field material
to prevent the slipping of horse. After the Games, the field can be
planted with lawn with one more layer of planting soil on top of the
red soil. Around the stadium, there are four pavilion-styled rotating
ramps. These ramps have a slight scope, which can easily move spectators
in and out. During construction, constructors used the latest technology
- amorphous silicon solar energy power generation boards, which provide
56,280 kilowatt electrical power per year. It could not only be used
in landscape lighting of the ramps but demonstrates the amount of power
generated through its display panel. The designers also added imported
sun shading materials for the roof - which will not only shade people
from the hot August sun but will keep out the rain and insulate everyone
from the heat as well as reduce shadows on the field during competition.
Besides training and competition for the China's national team, the
field can also hold international and national athletic events; football
and seven-a-side-rugby games, comprehensive sports meets of enterprises
and public institutions as well as universities and middle schools.
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