Olympic venues to be open for public sports

Six Olympic venues will be open to the public for sporting activities starting this month, officials from the State General Administration of Sports (SGAS) said yesterday.

The venues include the Beijing Capital Stadium, Beijing Shooting Range, Laoshan Velodrome and mountain bike course, the national sports training center, Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Beijing Sports University.

"To solve the problem of Olympic venue usage after the Games and promote sports for the masses, related departments of the SGAS have made detailed plans for the venues and opened them to the public," said SGAS deputy director Feng Jianzhong.