CHENGDU, July 16 (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.
Xindu Xiangcheng Sports Center Natatorium
An exterior view of Xindu Xiangcheng Sports Center Natatorium. (Photo courtesy of Chengdu Universiade website)
Xindu Xiangcheng Sports Center Natatorium covers a floor area of 10,935.11 square meters. For water polo, one competition pool with a dimension of 25mx25m and a depth of 2-2.2m is provided.
The natatorium will serve as a competition and warm-up venue for water polo events during the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The water polo events will be held from July 27 to August 8, with a total of two gold medals to be awarded.
Jianyang Cultural and Sports Center Natatorium
An exterior view of Jianyang Cultural and Sports Center Natatorium. (Photo courtesy of Chengdu Universiade website)
Jianyang Cultural and Sports Center Natatorium covers a floor area of 24,000 square meters. One diving pool and one land training area are provided. The size of the diving pool is 25mx20m. The depth of the diving pool is six meters.
The natatorium will serve as a training, warm-up and competition venue for diving events during the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The diving events will be held from July 31 to August 7, with a total of 15 gold medals to be awarded.
Jianyang Cultural and Sports Center Gymnasium
An exterior view of Jianyang Cultural and Sports Center Gymnasium. (Photo courtesy of Chengdu Universiade website)
Jianyang Cultural and Sports Center Gymnasium covers a floor area of 18,500 square meters. One field of play (FoP) with three tatamis and one warm-up area with four tatamis are provided. The size of FoP is 55mx39m. The net height is 21.5 meters.
The gymnasium will serve as a warm-up and competition venue for judo events during the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The judo events will be held from July 29 to August 1, with a total of 16 gold medals to be awarded.
Wangjiang Campus Gymnasium, Sichuan University
An aerial view of Wangjiang Campus Gymnasium, Sichuan University. (Photo courtesy of Chengdu Universiade website)
Wangjiang Campus Gymnasium, Sichuan University will serve as a competition, warm-up and training venue for taekwondo events during the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The events will be held from July 29 to August 4, with a total of 23 gold medals to be awarded.
One field of play (FoP) with three Taekwondo mats, one warm-up area with six Taekwondo mats and one training area with six Taekwondo mats are provided. The size of FoP is 44.8mx31m. ■
