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CHENGDU, China, Mar. 24, 2020 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

Dong'an Lake Sports Park is the main venue for World University Games Chengdu

2021, which is the first international multi-sport event holding in Chengdu and

western China. To get to know more about Chengdu, please visit www.gochengdu.cn.

On March 18, Chengdu Dong'an Lake Sports Park project brings us a piece of good

news with its ahead-of-schedule completion of the main structure construction

of the aquatic center for World University Games. According to the Organizing

Committee of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games Chengdu, the steel

structure construction of the roof has been completed with the water-proof

sealing also finished.

Dong'an Lake Sports Park has "one stadium and three indoor arenas". The stadium

with 40,000 seats will hold the opening and closing ceremonies; the 18,000-seat

multi-functional indoor arenas will host the gymnastics events; the 4,500-seat

aquatic center will be the venue for swimming events, and the small arena will

function as the place for gymnastics training. With a total floor area of about

200,000 square meters, the project began in October 2018 and is expected to be

completed by February 2021.

The three indoor arenas are three square buildings linked together organically

by a large square. They are connected with the circular main stadium through

outdoor exhibition areas, sunken squares and hydrophilic platforms,

representing the traditional Chinese concept of "harmonious coexistence" and

the ancient idea of "round sky and square earth".

With a building area of about 90,000 square meters and a height of 44.3 meters,

the multi-functional arena can compare with Cadillac Arena in volume. The arena

can hold various events. Besides holding the events of the World University

Games, it can also be the venue for 16 indoor sports. To better serve multiple

purposes, the arena is equipped with movable stands which can adjust the number

of seats according to demand. The arena has 20 large beam-type cantilever

whirlwind staircases with a span of 13.5m and a length of about 80m, leading

directly to the roof from the large outdoor platform. Seen from a distance,

they are stacked like a dragon winding up, showing a dynamic temperament.

The multi-functional arena adopts prefabricated eco-friendly water boards as

the stands, which can improve the sense of the quality of the arena with the

smooth surfaces, neat edges and corners, and uniform color.

With the completion of the main structure construction, the installation

processes of electromechanicals, metal roofs, curtain walls and the decorative

process of the three stadiums will start.

Source: The Organizing Committee of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games Chengdu