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OLYMPICS/ Team China
  
 
 
 
 
Too close to touche 
 By Yu Yilei (China Daily/The Olympian) 
 Updated: 2008-04-04 22:11 
  
Olympic venue: National Convention Center 
Location 
Olympic Green 
Type 
Temporary Use for Olympic Games 
Fencing preliminaries and finals, modern pentathlon (fencing and shooting) 
Use for Paralympics Games 
Boccia, wheelchair fencing 
Floor area 
56,000 sqm 
Temporary seats 
5,900 
Groundbreaking date 
April 28, 2005 
Detail 
A training hall on the first floor will feature 14 fencing strips and capacity for 1,800 spectators. Games-time management offices will be located on the second floor around a training hall. A warm-up hall on the north side of the third floor will feature 12 fencing strips and the athletes' lounge and shower rooms. A television broadcast room will also be situated on the third floor, on the south side. 
 
 
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