As the main venue of the 14th National Games, the gymnasium of the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center passed its acceptance test on May 30, becoming the first completed project of 53 newly-built venues in Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
Located in Xi'an International Trade and Logistics Park, the gymnasium covers an area of about 60,000 square meters, with a total construction area of about 108,000 sq m.
The gymnasium of the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center passes acceptance on May 30. [Photo/Xi'an municipal government's WeChat public account]
It is a super large grade-A sports building with 18,000 seats, which can host 16 international competitions in sports including basketball, badminton, table tennis and ice hockey.
It can also be rapidly converted into basketball courts, volleyball courts or an ice stadium.
Using the world’s most advanced 5G network technology, it is a comprehensive smart venue integrating sports competition, watching experience, media broadcasting, and intelligent security.
The interior of the gymnasium of the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center. [Photo/Xi'an municipal government's WeChat public account]
Starting construction on Oct 9, 2017, Xi'an Olympic Sports Center includes a stadium that can accommodate 60,000 people, the gymnasium with its 18,000 seats, as well as a swimming and diving hall with 4,000 seats.