The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesAugust 8-24 2008
Ingenious design tops construction historyThe BUT Gymnasium boasts the world's largest prestressed suspension dome ceiling 93 m in diameter. Also, the steel used in producing the structure weighs less than 1,200 tons, averaging 60 kg per sq m. [Full story]
An environmental-friendly venuea number of energy-saving and environmental-friendly methods were used at the BUT Gymnasium. [Full story]
An important cultural legacy for post-GamesFollowing the Games next August, the BUT Gymnasium will remain an important cultural legacy of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. It will become a landmark building on the school's campus as well as for Beijing's southeastern area. [Full story]
New air con fires up badminton & artistic gymnastics Olympic venueThe requirements for the air conditioning system at this Olympic venue are very strict. [Full story]
BadmintonMade-for-television radar guns instantly flash the speed of serves, volleys and pitches to the sporting public around the world these days, but few viewers could name the world's fastest racket sport. [Full story]
Rhythmic GymnasticsWhen rhythmic gymnastics first caught the attention of the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) in the middle of the 20th century, its devotees were calling it "modern gymnastics". [Full story]
