CHENGDU, July 15 (Xinhua) -- There are less than two weeks to go before the Chengdu 2021 Summer Universiade opens. The sporting events of the Universiade will take place in 27 competition venues, a combination of brand new structures and existing ones.
Here, let's take a look at some of the venues, as well as the Universiade Village that the athletes will call home during their stay in Chengdu.
Dong'an Lake Sports Park Aquatics Center
An inner view of Dong'an Lake Sports Park Aquatics Center. (Photo courtesy of Chengdu Universiade website)
Dong'an Lake Sports Park Aquatics Center is a large Class A aquatics center, with one floor of large space above the ground, three floors of local structures and one floor of basement. It covers a floor area of 73,549.33 square meters. One competition pool with 10 lanes and one warm-up pool with 10 lanes are provided. The size of the competition pool is 50mx25m. The water depth is two meters.
The aquatics center will serve as a competition, warm-up and training venue for swimming events during the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The swimming events will be held from August 1 to 7, with a total of 42 gold medals to be awarded.
Dong'an Lake Sports Park Multi-Purpose Gymnasium
An aerial view of Dong'an Lake Sports Park Multi-Purpose Gymnasium. (Photo courtesy of Chengdu Universiade website)
Dong'an Lake Sports Park Multi-Purpose Gymnasium covers a floor area of 90,169.37 square meters, with one floor of large space and five floors of local structures above the ground, and one floor of semi-basement. One field of play (FoP) and one warm-up area are provided. The size of FoP is 81mx45m.
The gymnasium will serve as a competition and warm-up venue for artistic gymnastics events during the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The artistic gymnastics events will be held from August 1 to 5, with a total of 14 gold medals to be awarded.
Fenghuangshan Sports Park Gymnasium
An aerial view of Fenghuangshan Sports Park Gymnasium. (Photo courtesy of Chengdu Universiade website)
As an extra-large Class A venue, Fenghuangshan Sports Park Gymnasium covers a floor area of 119,704.76 square meters, with seven floors above the ground and one floor under the ground. The size of field of play (FoP) is 70mx40m.
This gymnasium will serve as a competition and warm-up venue for basketball events during the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The basketball events will be held from July 28 to August 6, with a total of two gold medals to be awarded.
High-tech Zone Sports Center Gymnasium
An inner view of the High-tech Zone Sports Center Gymnasium. (Photo courtesy of Chengdu Universiade website)
High-tech Zone Sports Center Gymnasium covers a floor area of 82,732 square meters, with one floor of large space, five floors above the ground and one floor under the ground. One field of play (FoP) with 17 table tennis tables and one warm-up with 16 table tennis tables are provided. The FoP is located on the first floor, and its size is 70mx40m.
This gymnasium will serve as a warm-up and competition venue for table tennis events during the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The table tennis events will be held from July 29 to August 5, with a total of seven gold medals to be awarded. ■
