Olympic Green Archery Field

The Olympic Green Archery Field (simplified Chinese: 北京奥林匹克公园射箭场; traditional Chinese: 北京奧林匹克公園射箭場; pinyin: Běijīng Àolínpǐkè Gōngyuán Shèjiànchǎng) was one of nine temporary venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It hosted the archery events.

The field occupied 9.22 hectares and had a seating capacity of 5,000. After the games it was dismantled and the site became open space.

References

Beijing2008.cn profile

Venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics

New venues	Beijing National Stadium Beijing National Aquatics Center Beijing National Indoor Stadium Beijing Shooting Range Hall Wukesong Indoor Stadium Laoshan Velodrome Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park China Agricultural University Gymnasium Peking University Gymnasium Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium Olympic Green Tennis Center

Existing venues	Olympic Sports Centre Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium Workers' Stadium Workers Indoor Arena Capital Indoor Stadium Fengtai Softball Field Ying Tung Natatorium Laoshan Mountain Bike Course Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium Beihang University Gymnasium

Temporary venues	Olympic Green Convention Center Olympic Green Hockey Field Olympic Green Archery Field Wukesong Baseball Field Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground BMX Field Triathlon Venue Urban Road Cycling Course

Venues outside Beijing	Qingdao International Sailing Centre Shanghai Stadium Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Hong Kong Equestrian Venues Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium

Olympic venues in archery

1900: Bois de Vincennes 1904: Francis Field 1908: White City Stadium 1920: Nachtegalen Park 1972: Bogenschießlage 1976: Olympic Archery Field, Joliette 1980: Krylatskoye Sports Complex Archery Field 1984: El Dorado Park 1988: Hwarang Archery Field 1992: Olympic Archery Field 1996: Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome 2000: Sydney International Archery Park 2004: Panathenaic Stadium 2008: Olympic Green Archery Field 2012: Lord's Cricket Ground 2016: Sambódromo

Coordinates: 40°1′3″N 116°22′15″E / 40.01750°N 116.37083°E / 40.01750; 116.37083

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