Workers Indoor Arena

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The Workers' Indoor Arena, also known as Beijing Workers' Gymnasium (simplified Chinese: 北京工人体育馆; traditional Chinese: 北京工人體育館; pinyin: Běijīng Gōngrén Tǐyùguǎn), 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 maximum seating capacity of 13,000.

v • d • e 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