| Location |
Ming Tomb Reservoir, Beijing |
| Event |
Triathlon |
| Seating Capacity |
10,000 |
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Triathlon Venue, located at Ming Tomb Reservoir
in Changping District of northern Beijing, is a temporary facility
constructed for hosting the sports of Triathlon in Beijing Olympics
2008. Triathlon competitors coming to the venue will have a
picturesque natural setting to do their 1.5km swim, 40km bike race
and 10km run. The International Triathlon Union has described the
venue as the most environmentally friendly triathlon venue in the
world.
The Event
Swimming event will be the first part of the race. It will take
place right in the Ming Tomb Reservoir. After the swim, competitors
will mount their bikes and ride along the bank of the Dongsha River,
a scenic route that will take six laps to finish. The final round
will be a 10km run, to be completed in four laps. Instead of running
on the road, a rubber running track made from used tires will be
used in the competition.
Resource-friendly Venue
The resources used in making the venue would be reused elsewhere
after the Olympics. The rubber running track which has the long life
of more than ten years, will be refitted for use in Changping
District's elementary, middle, and high schools. The students in
these schools will learn the basics of the sports on the rubber
track then. For energy needs, an LED solar energy lamp is being
used. As for the steel, which is used for the dam platform, it ill
be resold to construction companies for re-use. Thus none of the
products will be lying useless once the games are over. As for the
buildings, the existing buildings were reused after refurbishing for
the athletes, officials and local organizers. When the games are
over, the buildings will resume their usual work.
Facilities Provided
Spectator stands with seating capacity for 10,000 spectators have
bee made. Big screens have been set up so the fans could get
close-ups of all the events. Media seating, VIP lounge, rooms for
press conferences, logistics and security arrangements have been
provided.
Pre Olympics Games
Ming Tomb Reservoir has pretty good experience with triathlons,
having hosted the 2005 and 2006 triathlon World Cup competitions. |