Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
The Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium (Chinese: 南京奥林匹克体育中心) is used mostly for association football as well as for athletics in general. It is located in Nanjing Hexi New City, covering an area of 89.6 hectares, with a total construction area of about 401,000 square meters.
 
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| Location | Nanjing, China |
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| Coordinates | 32°0′38.31″N 118°43′10.92″E |
| Owner | City of Nanjing |
| Operator | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Management Co. Ltd |
| Capacity | 61,443 (Stadium) 13,000 (Arena) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Built | 28 January 2002 |
| Opened | 1 May 2005 |
| Construction cost | 8.698 million RMB |
| Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous)[1] |
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| Jiangsu Suning F.C. (2007–present) | |
As the main venue for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and for the 2005 National Games of China, the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Jiangsu Province, the largest since the founding of the social utility projects, is also a period of 15 construction projects in Jiangsu, one of large-scale government investment. The 4 billion yuan RMB Olympic standard complex was designed by International Sports Architecture practice HOK Sport (now Populous).
The Olympic Park includes a 61,443 seat multi-use stadium (Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium), 13,000 seat gymnasium, 4,000 seat FINA standard Aquatic complex, 4,000 seat Tennis Center, 23,000 square meter Information Technology Center, and various recreational sports fields.
Stadium
The stadium cost 8.698 million Yuan with the construction area of 136.34 thousand square meters, with 61,443 seats in the audience could be organized track and field, soccer and many other sporting events and large-scale performances. Building at the top of dual-surface structure, two red arch outward tilt 45 degrees up to 361.58 meters span for the Olympic logo. Stadium track with the IAAF finds that exemption of the Italian brand "Mondo (Mondo)", sports a large color screen is the Belgian brand "Barco (Barco)", north and south two screens a total area of 560 square meters, for the nation most. Tenth National Games stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies and track and field, football games, and now the Chinese Super League team Jiangsu Suning. As of June 2015, Jiangsu Suning had over 1 million followers on Weibo. The only other Chinese sports clubs with more followers at that moment were Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (the most with over 5 million followers), Shandong Luneng Taishan, Beijing Sinobo Guoan, Tianjin TEDA, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, Hangzhou Greentown, Changchun Yatai, Liaoning Hongyun and Henan Jianye.[2]
Arena
The arena's construction area of about 6 million square meters, sub-main hall and the two parts of the museum, with 13,000 seats, of which a certain number of seats according to different competitions and activities need to be demolished and moved, it is the first domestic-based There are 29 club boxes for indoor venues. In addition to the stadium could be held indoor track and field and cycling outside of all indoor sports competitions, cultural performances and exhibitions and other large events.
Swimming Pool
Swimming pool in full compliance with FINA's construction standards, building area of nearly 3 million square meters, with 4,000 seats, and includes a swimming pool, diving pool, training pool and paddling pool.
Tennis Center
Tennis Center of the construction area of nearly 4 million square meters, with 21 required standards in line with international competition venue can accommodate 4,000 people, including a final venue for two of the semi-final venue to accommodate 2,000 people, 14 open-air games venues and four indoor venues.
Information Technology Center
Information Technology Center building area of about 23,000 square meters, is the Olympic Sports Center management center, it can hold various types of events and activities, press releases, news delivery and conduct of business services. News Center south built a 100-meter-high elevator tower tourism, through the tower's viewing platforms overlooking the Olympic Sports Center, Hexi New Urban Area and the nearby Riverview.
Notable events
References
- Nanjing Olympic Sports Center architect: Populous
- http://en.ytsports.cn/news-963.html
External links
| Preceded by The Float@Marina Bay Singapore |
Summer Youth Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies 2014 |
Succeeded by Obelisco de Buenos Aires / Youth Olympic Village Buenos Aires |
Youth Olympic venues in diving | ||
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Youth Olympic venues in swimming | ||
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