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Empty Nest: Olympic stadium unused

Associated Press

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

BEIJING -- Chinese officials continue to struggle to find uses for the Bird's Nest Stadium, the iconic centerpiece of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Finding new events for the 80,000-seat venue is a constant problem, Zhou Bin, the stadium's director of research and development, was quoted as saying Wednesday in the official China Daily newspaper. "Each time a major event is held at the Bird's Nest, there is pressure to prevent the venue from becoming a white elephant," Zhou said. In August 2008, ...

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