Tianjin to start construction of 2008 Olympic venue in August
( 2003-07-29 16:52) (Xinhua)
Tianjin, a venue for soccer
competition at the 2008 Olympic Games, is to begin construction of the Olympic
stadium early next month, officials said.
The scheme designed by Japan's AXS architecture company has been selected as
the layout of the Olympic stadium, a official with the Tianjin Municipal Sports
Administration told Xinhua on Tuesday.
The stadium, covering a floor area of 78,000 square meters, has a capacity of
60,000 seats.
Tianjin, along with Qinhuangdao, Shenyang and Shanghai, will host part of
soccer competition during the Beijing Games, while Qingdao, a coastal city in
east China, stages sailing events in 2008.
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