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Olympic BMX Venue delivered

Olympic BMX Venue delivered

Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue, one of the 31 Beijing-based venues for the 2008 Olympic Games, has been completed recently. In 2008, the venue will give birth to the first ever Olympic BMX gold medal. From August 20-21, 2007, it will host the Good Luck Beijing 2007 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup competitions, an event to test its preparations for the Beijing Olympics.[Full story]

A close look

Bicycle Moto Cross competition first ratified into Olympics Bicycle Moto Cross competition first ratified into OlympicsIn 2003, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made BMX part of the competition program of the 2008 Olympic Games. [Full story]

Get ready to bonk, breakaway & bridge the gap Get ready to bonk, breakaway and bridge the gapIf you think it sounds like something from another world - it just might be as Bicycle Moto Cross or BMX is ready for its debut at the Olympic City. [Full story]

Laoshan BMX venue: a bowl-shaped 'jumbo' Laoshan BMX venue: a bowl-shaped 'jumbo'Located at Shijingshan District in West Beijing, the bowl-shaped Laoshan BMX Venue covers an area of 1.98 hectares and BMX cyclists will compete at the bottom of this huge "bowl".[Full story]

Unique design of Laoshan BMX venue wins satisfaction Unique design of Laoshan BMX venue wins satisfactionWhen UCI technical advisers paid a visit to the venue on June 2, their remarks as "it could not be the best of all, but we assure it will be one of the best in the world" highly reflect a succes.[Full story]

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General Info

  • • Name: Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue
  • • Location:Laoshan Mount, Shijingshan District
  • • Type: Temporary venue
  • • Competition: BMX Cycling
  • • Paralympics:None
  • • Construction area:3,650 sqm
  • • Seats:4,000
  • • Construction launch:Dec. 30, 2006
  • • Completion Date:2nd half year of 2007
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The competition introduction

Cycling CyclingBicycles were first developed in 1817and have long since been used as a form of transport. Originally, the front wheel was much larger than the rear wheel, and the rider was elevated a great deal, making them difficult to control and very dangerous.[Full story]