Chengdu Universiade | Chengdu Universiade venues have opened for nearly 80000 hours, promoting national fitness activities | Sports Center | Chengdu
Chengdu, July 28th (Xinhua) - At a press conference held at the main media center of the Chengdu Universiade on July 28th, it was learned that in the past two years, Chengdu has made full use of the Universiade venues, adhering to the principle of allowing all competitions and events to be held, and achieving the benefits of the Universiade for the people.
It is understood that the construction and renovation of venue facilities for the Chengdu Universiade were completed in 2021. In order to promote the opening of the Universiade venues, the Chengdu Sports Bureau has formulated the "Implementation Plan for the Opening of Universiade Venues to Benefit the People" and released the "List of Universiade Venues with One Venue, One Policy" to promote the orderly opening and full utilization of Universiade venues.
This is a photo taken on April 18, 2023, of the main sports stadium, multifunctional sports hall, swimming and diving hall, and small ball court in Dong'an Lake Sports Park. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan
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Since 2023, Chengdu has also carried out the activity of "Shining People's Heart and Gathering People's Benefits - Free Admission of Fitness Tickets for Universiade Venues", and regularly issued "fitness tickets for Universiade Venues" on the official portal website and official account of Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Sports, as well as the official account of Chengdu Radio and TV Station, Tianfu Citizen Cloud APP and other platforms to guide citizens to enter the Universiade venues and participate in national fitness activities.
According to statistics, since the preparation of the Chengdu Universiade, the Universiade venues have been open for nearly 80000 hours, serving over 5.1 million people, and hosting 730 various sports events with nearly 2000 events; Relying on the venues of the Universiade, more than 1800 scientific fitness guidance services have been carried out, and the qualification rate of citizens' physical fitness has been increasing year by year, reaching 94.61% in 2022.
The picture overlooks a corner of Dong'an Lake Sports Park. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Hongjing
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Unconsciously, the Universiade venues have become the new home ground for fitness for Chengdu citizens. The phrase "go, go to the Universiade venues to play ball" has become a daily invitation among fitness friends. In the picturesque Dong'an Lake Sports Park, besides running in the morning, you can also dive in the afternoon. The high-quality swimming and diving hall has become a new choice for citizens to exercise in the water; At Chengdu Shooting and Archery Sports School, a brand new Class A small shooting hall has sprung up, and a variety of shooting and archery experience activities are flourishing, promoting the popularization of shooting and archery sports; At the Chengbei Sports Center, it is a great choice for table tennis enthusiasts. Retired citizen Zhang Weiwen has been playing here for over a year and has lost nearly 10 pounds.
Xiong Yan, Director of the Chengdu Sports Bureau and Deputy Secretary of the Party Group of the Executive Committee of the Chengdu Universiade, stated that benefiting the people and sharing the hosting of the Universiade is an important concept that has always been upheld in this year's Universiade. Since the preparation for the Universiade, Chengdu has always adhered to the integration of organizing competitions and benefiting the people, striving to allow the general public to share the achievements of the Universiade and the benefits of organizing competitions.