ɪt wʌz ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmd fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt sˈʌmɚɹ əlˈɪmpɪks wˌɛɹ ɪt hˈoʊstᵻd ðə hˈændbɔːl tˈʊɹnəmənts ˌʌp tʊ ænd ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚfˈaɪnəlz, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ mˈuːvd tə ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɚ beɪdʒˈɪŋ nˈæʃənəl ˈɪndoːɹ stˈeɪdiəm.
It was reformed for the 2008 Summer Olympics where it hosted the handball tournaments up to and including the quarter-finals, after which they moved to the larger Beijing National Indoor Stadium.