Sports venue in Beijing, China
The Laoshan Velodrome
Interior during the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Laoshan Velodrome (Chinese : 老山自行车馆 ; pinyin : Lǎoshān Zìxíngchēguǎn ) is a velodrome that is located in Laoshan, Shijingshan District , Beijing , China . It was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics . The venue was tested during the UCI Track World Cup in December 2007.[ 1]
The velodrome hosted track cycling disciplines during the Olympics.[ 2] It has a capacity of 6,000 spectators, a 250-metre oval shaped track, and a total land surface of 32,920 square metres.
The Laoshan Velodrome will be used for international and national cycling competitions and training after the Olympic Games. The seating capacity may be reduced to 3,500.
The velodrome was designed by Schuermann Architects, designers of the ADT Event Center in Carson, CA and the UCI Cycling Center in Aigle, Switzerland .
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1900
Vélodrome de Vincennes
1904
Francis Olympic Field
1908
White City Stadium
1912
Liljeholmen , Mälaren
1920
Antwerp , Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg
1924
Stade Yves-du-Manoir , Vélodrome de Vincennes
1928
Amsterdam , Olympic Stadium
1932
Los Angeles Avenue , Pacific Coast Highway , Rose Bowl in Pasadena , Vineyard Avenue
1936
Avus Motor Road , BSV 92 Field & Stadium
1948
Herne Hill Velodrome , Windsor Great Park
1952
Käpylä , Maunula , Pakila , Velodrome
1956
Broadmeadows , Velodrome
1960
Olympic Velodrome , Via Cassia , Via Flaminia , Via Cristoforo Colombo , Via di Grottarossa
1964
Hachioji City , Hachioji Velodrome
1968
Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome , Satellite Circuit
1972
Bundesautobahn 96 , Grünwald , Radstadion
1976
Mount Royal Park , Olympic Velodrome , Quebec Autoroute 40
1980
Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit , Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome , Moscow-Minsk Highway
1984
Artesia Freeway , Olympic Velodrome , Streets of Mission Viejo
1988
Olympic Velodrome , Tongillo Road Course
1992
A-17 highway , Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya , Sant Sadurní Cycling Circuit , Velòdrom d'Horta
1996
Cycling road course, Georgia International Horse Park , Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome
21st century
2000
Centennial Parklands , Dunc Gray Velodrome , Western Sydney Parklands
2004
Athens Olympic Velodrome , Kotzia Square , Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue , Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre
2008
Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course , Laoshan Velodrome , Urban Road Cycling Course
2012
BMX Circuit , Hadleigh Farm , London Velodrome , Hampton Court Palace
2016
Fort Copacabana , Mountain Bike Centre , Olympic BMX Centre , Pontal , Rio Olympic Velodrome
2020
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2024
Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , Champs-Élysées , Colline d'Élancourt
2028
VELO Sports Center , Los Angeles Convention Center , Grand Park , Downtown Long Beach , Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park
2032
Sunshine Coast Region , Alexandra Headland, Queensland , Sleeman Centre , Victoria Park
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