BADMINTON Screaming speed, lightning-quick reactions, pinpoint accuracy, grace and subtlety – Badminton is a complex game with demanding conditions, conditions available at Maples Pavilion on the campus of Stanford University. Maples Pavilion features the ceiling height necessary for Badminton’s high lobs. Its air-handling equipment can be turned off so as not to disturb the flight of the shuttlecock, yet because of its below-grade design, Maples Pavilion will still maintain comfortable temperatures, even in summer. And as anyone who has ever attended a collegiate basketball game in Maples will tell you, its intimate seating for 7,000 spectators creates one of the most electrifying atmospheres in the nation, a fitting atmosphere for a sport that has captured the imagination and passion of huge audiences throughout the world. Finally, Maples Pavilion offers its own excellent support facilities and those in the immediately adjacent Arrillaga Family Sports Center, including warm-up courts, athletes facilities, media facilities and Olympic Family Lounge. As part of the Olympic Stadium cluster at Stanford, Maples Pavilion will provide an opportunity to showcase one of the most exciting and popular sports in the world. 10.1 In strict accordance with the answers given for question 9.1.1, give a detailed list of the total number of proposed competition venues, indicating the disciplines and events to be held at each site. Badminton: Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Palo Alto A complete listing of all events for all disciplines is presented in Table 10.7.3a – Daily Schedule. SPORTS THEME SAN FRANCISCO 2012 10-24 10 Photo by John Todd
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BADMINTON
Screaming speed, lightning-quick reactions, pinpoint accuracy,grace and subtlety – Badminton is a complex game withdemanding conditions, conditions available at Maples Pavilion onthe campus of Stanford University.
Maples Pavilion features the ceiling height necessary forBadminton’s high lobs. Its air-handling equipment can be turnedoff so as not to disturb the flight of the shuttlecock, yet because of its below-grade design, Maples Pavilion will still maintaincomfortable temperatures, even in summer. And as anyone who hasever attended a collegiate basketball game in Maples will tell you,
its intimate seating for 7,000 spectators creates one of the most electrifying atmospheres inthe nation, a fitting atmosphere for a sport that has captured the imagination and passionof huge audiences throughout the world.
Finally, Maples Pavilion offers its own excellent support facilities and those in theimmediately adjacent Arrillaga Family Sports Center, including warm-up courts, athletesfacilities, media facilities and Olympic Family Lounge.
As part of the Olympic Stadium cluster at Stanford, Maples Pavilion will provide anopportunity to showcase one of the most exciting and popular sports in the world.
10.1 In strict accordance with the answers given for question 9.1.1, give a detailed list of thetotal number of proposed competition venues, indicating the disciplines and events to beheld at each site.
A complete listing of all events for all disciplines is presented in Table 10.7.3a – Daily Schedule.
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10.2 Give the total number of proposed training venues.
Badminton requests ten courts for training; however, BASOC is able to provide at least 15 courts in five locations in the immediate vicinity of the venue, as indicated in thefollowing list:
– Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton– Menlo High School, Menlo Park– St. Francis High School, Mountain View– Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto– Gunn High School, Palo Alto
10.3 Indicate on a map (giving the scale used) the location of the competition venues mentionedin question 10.1, as well as that of the Olympic Village, the MPC, the IBC, the Judges andReferees Village and the Media Village (if applicable). Indicate on the map the distance inmiles, kilometers and travel time (in current and future conditions, and if improvementsare planned between these different sites).
The location of Maples Pavilion at Stanford University, the venue for Badminton, isindicated on Map 10.3 – Badminton. This map also shows the relationship of the venue to the Olympic Village, the MPC, the IBC, the Judges and Referees Village, the MediaHotel Cluster and the Media Village.
Table 10.3 Distance and Travel TimesOLYMPIC STADIUM & OLYMPIC MAIN IOC/USOC
JUDGES/REFEREES VIL. VILLAGE & IBC PRESS CENTER HOTELSSPORT VENUE mi/km mins1 mi/km mins1 mi/km mins1 mi/km mins1
Badminton Maples Pavilion Stanford (Stanford) 1/1.6 5/3 7/11 15/10 15/24 25/20 34/55 48/411Please note: travel times are expressed in 2000 minutes/2012 minutes
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Moffett Field
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IOC Hotel
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10.4 For each competition venue, prepare a table showing:
10.4.1 Current state of each venue, specifying which of the following descriptions apply:– Requires minor adaptations for the Olympic Games– Exists but substantial alterations (upgrading/refitting required)– Not yet built
10.4.2 Work schedule:
– For those venues already existing, give dates of commencement and completion of any work necessary. Also indicate the original date of construction for each venue.
– For those venues to be built, give dates of commencement and completion ofconstruction.
10.4.3 Cost:
– Estimated cost of work required;
– Financing arrangements (amount in figures and percent total).
10.4.4 Name of current owner (and of future owner if venue is to change hands) and currentstatus of agreements with owners concerning use if site for the Olympic Games, indicatingwhether these are already signed or to be negotiated (in accordance with the guaranteesgiven in Section 9.1.5).
Table 10.4 Badminton – Maples Pavilion, Stanford University, Palo AltoStatus ExistingOriginal Date of Construction 1969Work Schedule 6/2012–7/2012Costs $710,000Financing OCOGCurrent Owner Stanford UniversityAgreement Yes
10.5 Give the status of negotiations with the NGB concerned on use of the site, indicatingwhether these are already signed or to be negotiated. The original documents provided bythe NGBs and must be given to the USOC (Theme 19 – Guarantees).
USA Badminton has approved the proposed preliminary plans for Maples Pavilion as thevenue for the 2012 Olympic Games in the San Francisco Bay Area. The original documentis provided in Theme 19 – Guarantees.
10.6 For each venue, give details of its proposed use after the Olympic Games.
After the Olympic Games, Maples Pavilion will continue to function as an arena forintercollegiate athletics at Stanford University.
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10.7 For each venue (according to its use for the Olympic Games) give the followinginformation:
10.7.1 A detailed plan giving the scale used, showing all the basic elements:– Warm-up and competition areas– Technical installations required– Areas reserved for athletes, VIPs and guests, media, organizers, etc.– Access– Services (cloakrooms, press rooms, etc.)
Diagram 10.7 – Badminton provides a detailed plan for the Badminton venue at Maples Pavilion.
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10.7 BADMINTON
Maples PavilionStanford UniversityPalo AltoField of Play
10.7.2 Capacity for Olympic Games– Total number of seats– From among the total number, indicate the number of seats reserved for the
general public– For open-air venues, give (in addition to the number of seats) the potential total
capacity according to the area available and the absorption capacity of entrances/exits
The total number of available seats for badminton is 7,000, of which 6,200 are reservedfor the general public.
10.7.3 Competition Schedule
Give the days of use of the venue(s) according to the competition schedule of the sport inquestion. If the venue is used for other sports, specify which ones, the days of use per sport,and how the schedule has accommodated this use.
Table 10.7.3a Daily Schedule – BadmintonJULY/AUGUST 2012 28 SAT 29 SUN 30 MON 31 TUE 1 WED 2 THU 3 FRI 4 SAT GOLD MEDALS
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8
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