There are two venues for the Equestrian events of the 2008 Olympic Games: the Jumping and Dressage events will take place at the Shatin Olympic Equestrian Venue; the Cross Country test of the Eventing competition will take place at the Beas River Olympic Equestrian Venue.
There are two venues for the Equestrian events of the 2008 Olympic Games: the Jumping and Dressage events will take place at the Shatin Olympic Equestrian Venue; the Cross Country test of the Eventing competition will take place at the Beas River Olympic Equestrian Venue.
Venue Information:
The core venue for the Jumping and Dressage events is a 100-meter x 80-meter all-weather sand arena, with a capacity for 18,000 spectators. This venue will be converted from the Hong Kong Sports Institute and the Sha Tin Racecourse. Apart from the main facilities, there will also be warm-up facilities for the horses. Other facilities include: an air-conditioned building on the side of the core venue, which will be used as the competition management headquarters, VIP reception area, and accommodation for the grooms; newly constructed stables making up four blocks of air-conditioned accommodation for up to 200 horses; a separate stable block for reserve horses.
Competition Events: Jumping; Dressage
Address: 25 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, New Territories.
Cross Country Venue
Venue Information:
The cross country venue will be converted from the Beas River Country Club and the adjacent Hong Kong Golf Club. A 5.7-km temporary cross country track 10 meters in width will be constructed here. The venue will also include warm-up and cool-down areas and a temporary stable block for 80 horses.
Competition Event: Cross Country test of the Eventing competition
Address: Beas River Country Club, Sheung Shui, New Territories
Hong Kong Golf Club, Lot No.1, Fan Kam Road, New Territories
Practice Arena
Venue Information:
A number of training arenas will be converted from the Hong Kong Sports Arena and Penfold Park.
Venue Facilities:
There are 13 practice arenas for jumping and dressage, including: 3 general practice arenas (2 sand arenas and 1 grass arena); 4 jumping/dressage practice arenas; 1 jumping practice arena; 4 dressage practice arenas; 1 indoor air-conditioned practice arena.
There are three training facilities for cross country, including: one 800-meter turf cross country training track; one 800-meter riverside galloping track; one 1,000-meter all-weather bridle path.
Address: Sha Tin Racecourse, Sha Tin, New Territories.
