Olympic Sports Center Stadium

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 C 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.