Workers Indoor Arena

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Renovated Completed by 2008		Opened 1961

Location Gongti Road, Beijing, China Capacity 13,000 (lower for Olympics) Similar Workers' Stadium, Laoshan Velodrome, Fengtai Softball Field, Beijing Science and Tech, Peking University Gymnasium

The Workers' Gymnasium (official name) is an indoor arena located west of the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. It was inaugurated in 1961 for the 26th World Table Tennis Championships.

It hosted the boxing events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Judo events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. It is one of 11 Beijing-based venues to be renovated and upgraded for the Olympics. The arena has a seating capacity of 13,000.

Notable events

10 April 1985： Wham!, the first Western band to perform in China.

19 February 1995: Roxette - Crash! Boom! Bang! World Tour

4 December 1998: Ricky Martin - Vuelve World Tour

31 March 2004：Deep Purple

7 March 2005: Norah Jones - Norah Jones & The Handsome Band Tour

1 December 2008: Kylie Minogue - KylieX2008

6 April 2011: Bob Dylan - Never Ending Tour 2011

4 November 2013: OneRepublic - Native Tour

9 November 2013: T-ara 2013 Showcase Live in Beijing

10 July 2014: Jessie J

10 January 2015: WINNER WWIC 2015

16 April 2016: Road FC 30

14 August 2016: Scorpions (band) - Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour

References

Workers Indoor Arena Wikipedia

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