International Olympic Committee official Pierre: Street sports venues in other cities cannot compare with Shanghai

Release time:May 09, 2024 15:00 PM

"Good events require good venues. I am very impressed by the venue in Shanghai's Huangpu Riverside. No other city's street sports venues can compare with Shanghai." On May 16, the Olympic Qualifying Series·Shanghai will start at Huangpu Riverside City Park. , Pierre-Frat Badie, Deputy Minister of the Olympics Department of the International Olympic Committee, who arrived in Shanghai yesterday, gave a thumbs up after visiting the stadium. Good venues and good events naturally lead to high popularity! The reporter learned that the ticket sales of this event were very hot. Faced with such enthusiasm for watching the game, the event organizing committee also released good news.

Ticket sales are booming, here’s another chance to grab tickets on May 10th

Since the pre-sale of tickets was launched on April 8 and the tickets were officially released on April 16, the sales of tickets for the four major events in the Olympic Qualification Series·Shanghai and the City Sports Festival have been booming, including the semi-finals and finals of each event. Tickets are the most sought-after, with many sessions sold out within hours of going on sale.

In response to the call of a large number of spectators looking forward to attending the games, the event organizing committee has recently actively coordinated, sorted out resources, optimized and integrated, and will release break dancing, rock climbing, skateboarding, and freestyle on the official website of the International Olympic Committee and Damai.com on May 10. A small number of remaining tickets for the semi-finals and finals of the four major BMX events allow more viewers to witness the "peak showdown" on the banks of the Huangpu River.

Public information shows that the current semi-finals and finals of the four major events of break dancing, rock climbing, skateboarding and freestyle BMX are mainly concentrated on May 18th and 19th. Among them, the men's and women's skateboard street style and bowl pool semi-finals, rock climbing all-around bouldering and difficulty semi-finals, women's freestyle BMX finals and break dance preliminaries will be held on May 18; the men's and women's skateboard street style and bowl pool semi-finals will be held on May 19. Pool finals, rock climbing all-around finals and break dancing round robin and finals.

Of course, even if you are slow and miss this ticket grab, choosing to go to the venue during the preliminaries from May 16th to 17th, or purchasing tickets for the City Sports Festival separately to experience the trendy atmosphere of the venue, is still a very cost-effective choice. Judging from many visits to the camp, the Olympic Qualification Series·Shanghai has brought together the top players in the four major events, and the competition in the preliminaries alone can be regarded as "the best in the world." During the four-day event, the main stage of the City Sports Festival and the exhibition and play circles of the four major projects will also be open to welcome domestic and foreign audiences, allowing them to experience the atmosphere of the stadium up close.

Witnessed by cultural and sports stars, they jointly start the trendy sports experience

As an important project of the "Olympic 20205 Agenda", the Olympic Qualification Series is a new festival series established by the International Olympic Committee that combines sports events with urban culture. During the four-day event in Shanghai, the City Sports Park not only had fierce competitions, but also a wealth of activities that combined sports with urban art, music, and culture.

Among them, on the morning of May 16, cultural and sports stars such as Wu Minxia, ​​Zhong Tianshi, Fan Zhiyi, Zhao Lina, Huang Ling, etc. will gather at the opening event of the Olympic Qualification Series·Shanghai. As star fans of this event, they will share their impressions and feelings about the Olympic Qualification Series Shanghai through live broadcasts, interactive Q&A, project trials, etc.

Just guess what Wu Minxia, ​​the "diving princess" who has five Olympic gold medals and has been dealing with "water" for decades, would think of these urban street projects that show off her personality? "General" Fan Zhiyi, who is equally genuine on the court and in movies and TV shows, which sports are you looking forward to trying? Will Olympic cycling champion Angel Chung wear a "Mulan" helmet to show off his BMX skills? Can Zhao Lina, the former "most beautiful football player" who can rely on her looks but always rely on her strength, give a youthful and fun check-in guide on the spot? And will the Shanghai singer Huang Ling, who has beautiful songs and sweet songs, gain new inspiration at the City Sports Festival and create interesting and fun cross-border songs?

From May 16th to 19th, the Urban Sports Park on the Huangpu Riverside is not only a competition venue, but also an art show and a joyful playground. Whether on the playing field or in the "Five Circles" experience area, audiences will receive an endless stream of wonderful experiences and unexpected encounters. Maybe the people you are most familiar with for quizzes and project experiences are the cultural and sports stars you are most familiar with!

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