Location: Laoshan, Shijingshan District, Beijing
Floor area (sq m): 3650
Permanent seats: None
Temporary seats: 4,000
Groundbreaking date: December 30, 2006

Construction of the venue started in December 2006. It is difficult to find two identical BMX tracks in the world, because they are designed according to the current levels of the sport, which is advancing continuously.

Located at Shijingshan District in west Beijing, the venue covers an area of 1.98 hectares and is 300-400 meters in diameter. The track is 10 meter wide at the starting point and 5 meter wide at other points, and it contains jumps, flattops, and other obstacles.

To allow athletes to maintain speed and to facilitate their stunts, the entire track is slightly downhill with a 4 meter decline. There are separate male and female tracks that cross at some points.

In 2003, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made BMX part of the competition program of the 2008 Olympic Games. The BMX event will take place on August 20-21, 2008. The first day will see qualification competitions for men and women.

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