Cadillac Arena

Cadillac Arena
The outside of the Wukesong indoor stadium in February 2007
Earlier names
Wukesong Indoor Stadium (2008–2011) MasterCard Center (2011–2015) LeSports Center (2016–2017)
Data
place	Haidian , Beijing , China
Coordinates	39 ° 54 '35.2 "  N , 116 ° 16' 28.9"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 54 '35.2 "  N , 116 ° 16' 28.9"  E
owner	Bloomage International Investment Group
operator	AEG China
start of building	March 29, 2005
opening	January 11, 2008
surface	Parquet ice surface artificial turf
capacity	18,000 seats
Societies)
Beijing Ducks ( CBA , since 2012) Kunlun Red Star ( KHL , since 2016) Beijing Lions ( CAFL , since 2016)
Events
Olympic basketball tournament 2008 Basketball World Cup 2019 Olympic ice hockey tournament 2022 Concerts

The Cadillac Arena (originally: Wukesong Indoor Stadium ) is a multi-purpose hall in the Haidian district of the Chinese capital Beijing . It was the venue for the 2008 Olympic basketball tournament and will host the 2022 Olympic ice hockey tournament and offers 18,000 seats.

history

Construction work for the Wukesong indoor stadium began on March 29, 2005 and ended in January 2008. The hall covers an area of ​​160,000 square meters and has three floors below ground and four floors above ground. On the second floor there are 45 boxes, 29 large and 16 smaller, for guests of honor and celebrities. With a rainwater recycling system and easy-to-clean glass surfaces , environmental and high-tech aspects should be taken into account.

Between January 2011 and the end of 2015 the sports facility operated under the name MasterCard Center. From 2016 to 2017 the stadium was called LeSports Center after a brand of the Chinese company LeEco . Since September 2017 the hall has been called Cadillac Arena .

The Beijing Ducks basketball team from the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) has been based in the multi-purpose arena since 2012 . The Beijing Lions of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) have also been using the hall since 2016 . In addition, since the season 2016/17, the home games are in the hall Hockey - Franchise Kunlun Red Star from the Continental Hockey League held (KHL).

The Cadillac Arena is planned as the venue for the 2019 World Basketball Championship . Ice hockey games are to be played there at the 2022 Winter Olympics .

gallery

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  The facade can be illuminated in different colors

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  Game of the Olympic basketball tournament between the United States and China in Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium in August 2008

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  Game of the NBA - Preseason between the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in October 2009

Web links

Commons : Cadillac Arena  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Chinese)
• Wukesong Indoor Stadium on beijing2008.cn ( Memento from February 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
• Article on completion on beijing2008.cn ( Memento from September 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Say “ni hao” to Red Star. In: www.iihf.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Travel. In: www.ebeijing.gov.cn. Retrieved July 8, 2016 . 
3. ^ Wukesong Arena to be renamed Le Sports Center. In: en.ytsports.cn. Retrieved July 8, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Cadillac Named Title Sponsor of Wukesong Arena in Beijing. In: media.gm.com. September 21, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2018 . 
5. ^ First Pro Hockey, Now Pro Football: Say Hello to the Beijing Lions of the China American Football League. In: thebeijinger.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Kunlun Red Star confirmed as Beijing's new KHL ice hockey team. In: China Sports Insider. June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .