Musashino Forest Sports Plaza

The Musashino Forest Sports Plaza is a multi-sport venue located in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It will serve as one of the venues for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Musashino Forest Sports Plaza will host the badminton, fencing competitions and wheelchair basketball games 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] The main arena has a seating capacity of over 10,000, and also includes a swimming pool, a gym, a multi-use sports area and two fitness studios, that is available for use by the general public.[3] It is the first new venue completed for Tokyo 2020. Construction took three and a half years and cost over $300 million to complete.[4]

Musashino Forest Sports Plaza
LocationChōfu, Tokyo, Japan
CapacityOver 10,000
Construction
Opened25 November 2017
Construction costOver $300 million

In October 2018, the venue hosted the Japan Open Tennis Championships as the Ariake Coliseum is being renovated for the tennis events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

References
  1. "Games Information｜2020 Games Preparation｜Bureau of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Preparation". www.2020games.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. "Tokyo 2020; First new venue completed". Architecture of the Games. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. "Tokyo 2020 organisers unveil first new venue". International Olympic Committee. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. Channel, NTV-NNN-JAPAN / NBC News. "First venue for 2020 Olympics now complete". Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. Gatto, Luigi (11 May 2018). "ATP 500 of Tokyo to switch venue". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 28 September 2018.


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