Workers' Gymnasium

Not to be confused with Workers' Stadium.

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.

Workers' Gymnasium

Workers Indoor Arena
Workers' Gymnasium Location within Beijing
Location	Gongti Road, Beijing, China
Coordinates	39.9308°N 116.4359°E / 39.9308; 116.4359
Capacity	13,000 (lower for Olympics)
Construction
Opened	1961
Renovated	Completed by 2008
Tenants
1961 World Table Tennis Championships Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Workers' Gymnasium
Traditional Chinese	北京工人體育館
Simplified Chinese	北京工人体育馆
Literal meaning	Beijing workingpeople's gymnasium
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běijīng gōngrén tǐyùguǎn

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

• 21 and 22 October 1981: Jean-Michel Jarre, first Western musician to perform in China.
• 10 April 1985: Wham!, the first Western band to perform in China.
• 19 February 1995: Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang! Tour^[1]
• 4 December 1998: Ricky Martin – Vuelve World Tour
• 1 February 2000: 2000 H.O.T. Live Concert in Beijing^[2]
• 31 March 2004: Deep Purple
• 7 March 2005: Norah Jones – Norah Jones & The Handsome Band Tour
• 1 November 2008: Kanye West – Glow in the Dark Tour^[3]
• 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^[4]
• 10 July 2014: Jessie J
• 10 January 2015: Winner WWIC 2015
• 30 October 2015: Vitas – 15 Years With You – China Tour 2015
• 16 April 2016: Road FC 30
• 14 August 2016: Scorpions (band) – Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour
• 2 September 2017: Black Panther (band) – Hei Bao 30 Years Anniversary Concert

See also

• List of indoor arenas in China
• List of indoor arenas by capacity

References

1. Thom Duffy (29 April 1995). "EMA Telstar Books Roxette Into Moscow To Close Tour". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 17. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
2. "'아카이브K' H.O.T., "중국 팬클럽 회원 800만 명…콘서트 전 문화부 장관의 격려 받아"" ['Archive K' HOT, '8 million Chinese fan club members... Encouraged by the former Minister of Culture to hold a concert']. SBS Entertainment (in Korean). 8 March 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
3. "Kanye West hit Beijing". China Daily. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
4. "T-ara's debut China concert to rock Beijing- China.org.cn". China Internet Information Center. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

External links

• Beijing2008.cn profile.