Osaka bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Osaka 2008 was one of the five short-listed bids for the 2008 Games, and was to be held in Osaka, Japan.
Osaka was eliminated in the first round of the ballot to select a host city at the 113th IOC sitting on July 2001 in Moscow, Russia.
Osaka was eliminated in the first round of the ballot to select a host city at the 113th IOC sitting on July 2001 in Moscow, Russia.
Venues
- Maishima Olympic Stadium (Opening/Closing/Football/Athletics)
- Intex OsakaIntex Osakais an exhibition center located in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. With nearly 70,000 square meters of exhibition space, it ranks third in Japan, behind Tokyo Big Sight and Makuhari Messe.-Principal events:...
(Badminton, Fencing) - Osaka DomeOsaka DomeOsaka Dome is a baseball stadium located in Osaka, Japan. Beginning in 1997, the stadium was the home field of the Kintetsu Buffaloes. In 2005, the stadium became one of the homes of the Orix Buffaloes, a result of the merger between the Orix Blue Wave and Kintetsu Buffaloes. Prior to the Osaka...
(Baseball, Basketball) - Green Stadium Kobe (Baseball)
- Osaka-jo HallOsaka-jo Hall, or Osaka Castle Hall, is a multi-purpose arena, in the Kyōbashi area, of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people...
(Volleyball) - Osaka Municipal Central GymnasiumOsaka Municipal Central Gymnasiumis an indoor sporting arena located in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 8,200 people. It has hosted several of the group matches for the 2006 Volleyball World Championship. It currently serves as the home court for the Osaka Evessa, a professional basketball team in the bj...
- Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
- Nagai StadiumNagai Stadiumis an athletic stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.-History:...
- Nagai Aid StadiumNagai Aid Stadiumis the support stadium for the Nagai Stadium in Nagai Park, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan. The Aid Stadium, occasionally called The Second Nagai Stadium allows the bigger stadium to host world class athletic events. It seats 15,000 with overflow room on a grass hill.The Aid Stadium is home to...
- Namihaya DomeNamihaya Domeis an indoor sporting arena located in Kadoma city in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.Construction was completed in early 1996. The primary architect was Mamoru Kawaguchi, founder of the firm Kawaguchi & Engineers....
Outside Osaka
- Saitama Stadium
- International StadiumNissan StadiumThe is a sports venue in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.The Yokohama City Office planned multi purpose about the rest place for flood by the Tsurumi River, which included the construction of the main stadium of major sport events - the 53rd National Sports Festival of Japan in Kanagawa...
- Toyota StadiumToyota Stadiumis a 45,000 seat retractable roof stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was built in 2001 and is often used as home to the J. League club Nagoya Grampus...
- Nishikyogoku Athletic StadiumNishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, or is a multi-purpose stadium in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of J. League club Kyoto Sanga F.C.The stadium holds 20,242 people and was built in 1942...
- Kobe Wing Stadium
- Hiroshima Big ArchHiroshima Big Archis a multi-purpose stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. It has a capacity of 50,000. It is an all-seater.-History:Hiroshima Big Arch was opened in 1992, as the venue of 1992 AFC Asian Cup...