By the Book: 2016 Olympic Judo Venues

(ATR) Rio de Janeiro will build a new judo venue, while the other cities have existing venues for the 2016 Olympics. In this installment of By the Book, Around the Rings presents a look at the venues planned by Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo for the sport of judo.

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China's Wen Tong (in blue) and Japan's Maki Tsukada compete in their women's +78 kgs judo match of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 15, 2008 in Beijing.  China's Tong Wen won the gold, Japan's Maki Tsukada the silver, while Cuba's Idalys Ortiz and Slovenia's Lucija Polavder won the bronze.     AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
China's Wen Tong (in blue) and Japan's Maki Tsukada compete in their women's +78 kgs judo match of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 15, 2008 in Beijing. China's Tong Wen won the gold, Japan's Maki Tsukada the silver, while Cuba's Idalys Ortiz and Slovenia's Lucija Polavder won the bronze. AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Rio de Janeiro will build a new judo venue, while the other cities have existing venues for the 2016 Olympics. In this installment of By the Book, Around the Rings presents a look at the venues planned by Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo for the sport of judo.

Chicago

• Lake Michigan Sports Complex East

• 9,800 Capacity

• $4.2 million in temporary construction

• 2 km from Olympic Village

• 7 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as a convention center

Madrid

• Palacio de Deportes (Sports Complex)

• 14,500 Capacity

• $2.8 million in temporary construction

• 8 km from Olympic Village

• 4 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as an indoor sports hall

Rio de Janeiro

• OTC- Hall 2

• 10,000 Capacity

• $8.2 million in temporary construction / $195.2 million for permanent construction (permanent construction includes OTC- Halls 1-4)

• 4 km from Olympic Village

• 30 km from IOC Hotel

• Construction has not started

Tokyo

• Nippon Budokan

• 11,000 Capacity

• $5 million in temporary construction / $36 million in permanent construction

• 15 km from Olympic Village

• 4 km from IOC Hotel

• Currently used as a budo arena

By the Book is a series of reports on the 2016 candidate cities, using information provided in the candidate file of each city.Edited by Isia ReavesFor general comments or questions, click here

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