Wukesong Ballpark
The Wukesong Baseball Stadium ( Chinese 五棵松 体育馆 ), (Xintai Mansion, No 9 Beisihuan Beilu, Haidian District, Beijing, 100089) was part of the Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center. It was for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing built. The owner was the Beijing Wukesong Culture and Sports Center Limited Corporation .
To make baseball more popular in China, two pre-season games , known as jumping training , were played there in March 2008 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres , known as the MLB China Series; it was the first appearance of MLB teams in China.
location
The entire complex was located in the Haidian District west of the center of Beijing between 4th Ring Middle (4th Ring Rd. Middle) and Xicui Road near the Wukesong Bridge. The Wukesong baseball field covered an area of 14,360 m². The Wukesong indoor stadium was right next to the baseball area . The entire complex extended over an area of 63,000 m².
construction
As with the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 and in Athens in 2004, a venue was built especially for the baseball competitions. The foundation stone was laid on December 22, 2005, and construction work was completed in autumn 2007. The planning and construction management was in the hands of the same specialists as in 2000 and 2004. Not only the architecture is based on the MLB , but also when it comes to the equipment, the people in charge used equipment that had been tried and tested in the MLB. Among other things, the same grass was laid as in the MLB stadiums and the special ash covering in the infield has also proven itself in the MLB. In view of the environmental policy demands of the Olympic Games, geothermal and solar technology systems as well as a rainwater recycling system were installed for energy supply .
Playing fields
The Wukesong baseball field consisted of two fields , baseball main field and baseball field 2, as well as a training field. Both seats were next to each other to the west of the Wukesong indoor stadium. Field 2 was located directly next to the hall, the main field south of field 2. The playing areas were aligned in the same way, with both the center field facing northeast from the home plate , the third base line running north, the first base line Line to the east. The main field offered space for 12,000 spectators, field 2 had 3000 seats.
demolition
The stadium was demolished after the 2008 Summer Olympics. Today the site lies fallow.
Web links
- The Wukesong baseball field on beijing2008.cn ( Memento from April 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report at MLB on the series (English) MLB , March 13, 2008, accessed on August 13, 2008.
- ↑ Playing in China, Chipping at a Wall. In: New York Times. March 16, 2008, accessed on August 13, 2008. (English)
- ^ Iron envoy takes the field in China. In: Chicago Tribune. October 31, 2007, accessed on August 13, 2008. (English)
- ↑ Murray Cook's Field Blog. ( Memento of January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) October 2007, accessed on August 13, 2008. (English)
- ^ The rusted remains of the Olympic Games. on: zeit.de , April 12, 2012.
Competition venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Coordinates: 39 ° 54 ′ 27 ″ N , 116 ° 16 ′ 18 ″ E