Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park

The Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park (Chinese: 南京青奥体育公园) is a sport complex located in Pukou District, Nanjing, China. Its construction was started in December 2011 as part of the venues used for 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. The complex, which occupies around 1,000,000 m2 of land, consists of a main arena with other smaller sport venues.[4]

Not to be confused with Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.
南京青奥体育公园
Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park
LocationPukou District, Nanjing, China
OwnerCity of Nanjing
OperatorNanjing Sport Industry Group
Capacity21,000 (indoor arena)[1]
18,000 (stadium)
Construction
Built27 December 2011[2]
Tenants
Nanjing Monkey Kings (basketball)[3]

Main arena

The main arena consists of two parts, the 21,000-seater Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Arena and the 18,000-seater Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Stadium.[2] Unveiled in November 2017, the indoor arena is the largest indoor stadium in China.[5] The indoor arena can host a wide range of sports such as basketball, badminton, ice hockey, and gymnastics competitions.

Other facilities

During the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, some permanent and temporary venues were built such as BMX Park, rugby sevens field, hockey field, modern pentathlon course, and beach volleyball arena.[4] There is also the Nanjing Olympic Museum located in the park.[6]

Tournaments hosted

References
  1. http://www.yanming-group.com/news_view.aspx?typeid=4&id=441&fid=t2:4:2
  2. "青奥体育公园体育馆正式启用". NSIG. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. "主场". Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. "Youth Olympic Sports Park". Nanjing City Council. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  5. "China's largest indoor stadium opens in Nanjing". Jiangsu Now. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. "Youth Olympic legacy lives on in Nanjing". IOC. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. Lollike, Emma. "Bangkok and Basel bag 'Major Events'". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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