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The Chengdu Universiade is here
"Wearing 'new clothes' at the sports center, the atmosphere of the Universiade is becoming stronger and stronger!" He Shiquan, a resident of the community opposite the Shuangliu Sports Center in Chengdu, Sichuan, witnessed the transformation of the Universiade venue at his doorstep - the exterior facade was hung with Universiade logo slogans, and the internal facilities and equipment were also renovated and updated.
The Shuangliu Sports Center was completed and put into use in 2008. It is an inclusive comprehensive sports stadium that hosts a large number of sports competitions and large-scale events. In more than ten days, two events, badminton and athletics, will be held here at the Chengdu Universiade.
According to the needs of the competition, the badminton venue center will upgrade and transform the existing badminton venue and adjacent basketball courts to form the current badminton tournament venues 1 and 2, which will be used for the preliminary and final rounds, respectively. Entering the east venue of Shuangliu Sports Center, the brand new badminton venue is eye-catching. Yu Jian, Deputy Director of Logistics Support at the Chengdu Universiade Badminton Venue Center, told reporters that the layout and infrastructure of these two venues are designed and built according to international competition standards. Recently, comprehensive upgrades and renovations have been made to facilities such as cables, floors, and lighting to ensure athletes have a better gaming experience.
The track and field venue located in the western area of Shuangliu Sports Center has just completed its cleaning work a few days ago. This track and field venue has hosted the opening ceremony of the 2019 World Police Commission, as well as individual events such as the strongest survivors and athletics, as well as international major sports events such as the Panda Cup International Youth Football Championship.
In order to welcome the Universiade, the track and field venues have been upgraded and renovated in 2021. According to the requirements of the Universiade, plastic runways and functional rooms have been renovated, lighting has been added, and relevant barrier free facilities have been added for the convenience of people with disabilities to watch the competition, and have been maintained in good maintenance condition. When the reporter arrived here, the venue staff were conducting the final debugging of equipment such as cables, speakers, and display screens. Yu Jian said that the installation and debugging of track and field equipment will be completed before July 20th.
It is reported that the Chengdu Universiade actively adheres to the principles of "green, frugal, and necessary" in organizing competitions. Among the 49 competition venues, 36 venues have been renovated and upgraded from existing buildings, accounting for nearly three-quarters. The 5 competition venues, 2 training venues, and 1 warm-up venue in the Shuangliu competition area have all been renovated from the original venue facilities. This not only saves the cost of building new venues, but also effectively improves the quality of existing sports infrastructure and enhances the sense of gain for the public.
The relevant person in charge of Shuangliu District stated that after the end of the Universiade, we will continue to deepen the action of benefiting the people through Universiade venues. While promoting the improvement of sports facilities and the development of the sports industry, we will also promote the inclusive opening of sports venues, increase the supply of fitness venues through multiple channels, stimulate the enthusiasm of citizens to participate in sports and fitness, and lead a new trend in urban life.