Workers' indoor arena

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The Workers 'Indoor Arena , also known as Beijing Workers' Gymnasium, is a sports hall in China .

It is located west of the Beijing Workers' Stadium .

history

It was opened for the 26th World Table Tennis Championships in 1961. Boxing matches were held in the Workers' Indoor Arena at the 2008 Summer Olympics and judo competitions at the Summer Paralympics .

Data

The sports hall is one of eleven competition venues in Beijing that have been renovated and modernized for the Olympics. The hall has an audience capacity of 13,000.

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Coordinates: 39 ° 55 '50.9 "  N , 116 ° 26' 9.2"  E