Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground

The playing area of the Beach Volleyball Ground
View of the Beach Volleyball Ground

The Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground (simplified Chinese: 朝阳公园沙滩排球场; traditional Chinese: 朝陽公園沙灘排球場; pinyin: Cháoyáng Gōngyuán Shātān Páiqiú Chǎng) was one of 9 temporary venues used for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was located in Chaoyang Park in Beijing. The ground was used for the beach volleyball matches.

The venue had a capacity of 12,000, consisting of 1 competition ground, 2 warmup grounds, and 6 training grounds. Court 2 was used on Day 6 of competition.

After the Olympics, the venue hosted the Beijing Grand Slam of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 2011 and 2012. It also hosted the Beijing Ocean-Beach Carnival every summer since 2009.[1]

References

  • Beijing2008.cn profile
    1. "2009北京海洋沙滩狂欢节-搜狐体育". sports.sohu.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.

Coordinates: 39°56′42″N 116°28′44″E / 39.94500°N 116.47889°E / 39.94500; 116.47889


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