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{{Short description|Swimming venue in Beijing, China}}
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The '''Ying Tung Natatorium''' is a swimming venue located in the Olympic Sports Centre in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. It has been upgraded for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] and hosted [[Water Polo]] matches and the swimming disciplines of the [[Modern Pentathlon]]. It has a seating capacity of 4,852.
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The '''Ying Tung Natatorium''' ({{zh|s=英东游泳馆|t=英東游泳館|p=Yīngdōng Yóuyǒngguǎn}}) is a swimming venue located in the Olympic Sports Centre in [[Beijing]], [[China]] with a seating capacity of 4,852. It was upgraded for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] and expanded to 44,635 square metres. It hosted Olympic [[Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics|water polo]] matches and the swimming part of the [[Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics|modern pentathlon]] event. The renovations were complete by September 10, 2007.
The natatorium has been expanded to 44,635 square metres. The renovations were complete by [[September 10]], [[2007]].


It also served as the main swimming venue in the [[1990 Asian Games]].
It also served as the main swimming venue in the [[1990 Asian Games]] and in the [[2001 Summer Universiade]].


It is named after [[Henry Fok|Henry Fok Ying Tung]], a businessman who left a large amount of money toward Olympics construction.
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| [[Image:2008 Olympic Sports Center Yingdong Natatorium.JPG|thumb|400px|The Yingdong Natatorium of the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.]]
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| [[Image:2008 Olympic Sports Center Yingdong Natatorium 2.JPG|thumb|400px|The Yingdong Natatorium of the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.]]
| [[Image:2008 Olympic Sports Center Yingdong Natatorium Indoor.JPG|thumb|400px|Inside the Yingdong Natatorium.]]
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Image:2008 Olympic Sports Center Yingdong Natatorium Indoor.JPG|Inside the Yingdong Natatorium
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==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080810045039/http://en.beijing2008.cn/venues/ytn/index.shtml Beijing2008.cn profile.]

==External links==
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Latest revision as of 20:32, 6 December 2023

英东游泳馆
Ying Tung Natatorium
Building information
Full name国家奥林匹克体育中心英东游泳馆
The National Olympic Sports Centre Ying Tung Natatorium
CityBeijing
Opened1990

The Ying Tung Natatorium (simplified Chinese: 英东游泳馆; traditional Chinese: 英東游泳館; pinyin: Yīngdōng Yóuyǒngguǎn) is a swimming venue located in the Olympic Sports Centre in Beijing, China with a seating capacity of 4,852. It was upgraded for the 2008 Summer Olympics and expanded to 44,635 square metres. It hosted Olympic water polo matches and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon event. The renovations were complete by September 10, 2007.

It also served as the main swimming venue in the 1990 Asian Games and in the 2001 Summer Universiade.

It is named after Henry Fok Ying Tung, a businessman who left a large amount of money toward Olympics construction.

  • The Yingdong Natatorium
    The Yingdong Natatorium
  • Inside the Yingdong Natatorium
    Inside the Yingdong Natatorium

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