Bird’s Nest Stadium, Beijing
Based on 2008 Olympic Games setup
The Bird’s Nest (or National) Stadium was the main venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Buses drop off inside stadium
through this gate
The Bird’s Nest (or National) Stadium Was the main venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
From the village, athletes are dropped off in the service road inside the stadium.
After a short walk
along the service
road turn right
towards the warmup track. This is
“Passage 2”
which is 80m
long and up a
gentle include.
Doors off the
passage lead to TIC,
changing rooms
with ice baths and
Showers, a gym,
medical rooms
and a refreshments
room.
The top of the passage comes out at the warm-up track.
The warm-up track
is exactly the same
size an shape as the
main stadium, with
the same Mondo
surface.
View of the warm-up track from the stadium end.
Looking right from the stadium end of the warm-up track, the green area
is the throwing field.
At the bottom of the throws warm-up field are some shot circles
(no stop-boards) and athlete tents.
View of the throws warm-up field from the athletes tents
at the stadium end. Javelin throws are from the cage end
Towards the camera (parallel with the black fence.)
Looking back at the stadium from the far end of the
warm-up track. Throws field to left...
...horizontal jumps to the right.
Looking back at the stadium from the jumps pits at night.
The athlete’s tent at the far end of the warm-up track
Inside the athlete’s tent at the stadium end of the warm-up track
(you can just see the throws field on the right.)
Outside the first call tent at the stadium end of the warm-up track.
Announcements are all in clear English.
Inside first call.
Behind the blue screens are...
..nine separate athlete waiting areas.
At the end of the first call tent, about to walk to
final call...
There is a 90m walk to final call down this passage.
Note Mondo flooring.
Final call. Track is 60m long
(65m wall to wall.)
Final call area is air conditioned (unlike first call).
Final call has it’s own
toilet facilities.
Doors at the end of final call leading out onto the track.
Out of final call, walking towards the track.
Athletes come out here onto the track.
The stadium seats
91,000.
The surface is
the same Mondo
as the warm-up
track.
The track is 9-lanes
all around, lanes
1 to 8 were used
by preference.
View of the stadium from the coaches seats (warm-up track end) showing the large gap
between the track and the stands (5m of Mondo and then the photographers pit.
It’s a long way
from the coaches
seats to the
in-field.
During the test
event the officials
were very relaxed
about athletes
crossing the track
to talk to their
coaches.
View from the coaches / athletes seating. This is the warm-up track end of the track,
100m start to the right, horizontal jumps to the left.
View from the far end of the track, looking back towards the warm-up track.
Note the large displays at each end of the stadium.
Hammer / discus cage at the 1500m start.
Horizontal jumps on the back straight.
Automatic sweepers were used for the test event.
The 200m start at night.
The entire stadium at night.