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Temporary sports venue in Beijing, China
Olympic Green Hockey Field during the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Olympic Green Hockey Field (simplified Chinese : 北京 ぺきん 奥 おく 林 りん 匹 ひき 克 かつ 公 おおやけ 园曲棍球场 ; traditional Chinese : 北京 ぺきん 奧 おく 林 りん 匹 ひき 克 かつ 公園 こうえん 曲 きょく 棍球場 じょう ; pinyin : Běijīng Àolínpǐkè Gōngyuán Qūgùnqiú Chǎng ) was one of nine temporary venues used for the 2008 Summer Olympics . It hosted the field hockey competitions during the Olympics and the football-5-a-side and 7-a-side events during the 2008 Summer Paralympics .
It covered an area of 11.87 hectares with 2 pitches and could seat 17,002 fans. It became the home of China men's and women's national field hockey teams.
It was torn down to make room for the Beijing National Speed Skating Oval .
New venues Existing venues Temporary venues Venues outside Beijing
20th century
1908 : White City Stadium
1920 : Olympisch Stadion
1928 : Old Stadion
1932 : Olympic Stadium
1936 : Hockey Stadion (final), Hockey Stadion #2
1948 : Empire Stadium (medal matches), Guinness Sports Club , Lyons' Sports Club , Polytechnic Sports Ground
1952 : Velodrome
1956 : Eastern Sportsground , Melbourne Cricket Ground (final)
1960 : Campo Tre Fontane , Olympic Velodrome (final), Stadio dei Marmi
1964 : Komazawa Hockey Field
1968 : Municipal Stadium
1972 : Hockeyanlage
1976 : Molson Stadium, McGill University
1980 : Dynamo Central Stadium, Minor Arena ; Young Pioneers Stadium (final)
1984 : Weingart Stadium
1988 : Seongnam Stadium
1992 : Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa
1996 : Clark Atlanta University Stadium , Morris Brown College Stadium (final)
21st century
Areas Education
Landmarks Transport
This list is incomplete.
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