太原滨河体育中心

Taiyuan Riverside Sports Center occupies 1 Yifen Street in Wanbailin District, on the western bank of the Fen River beside the Yifen Bridge, and reports to the Taiyuan Municipal Sports Bureau. Built in 1998, it was rebuilt and extended from 2017 and reopened in 2019. Before the works the site covered 150 mu with 21,300 sqm of floor area; it now extends over nearly 300 mu with 104,409.9 sqm, of which 49,032.53 sqm is buildings, 55,377.37 sqm is underground parking and 78,550.7 sqm is green space, a green ratio of about 40 percent. The main building runs about 261 m east to west and 113 m north to south. The centre contains a competition hall, a fitness hall, a swimming pool, a table tennis training hall, outdoor tennis courts and two underground car parks. The competition hall and fitness hall are joined into one structure linked internally by corridors, while the pool and table tennis hall sit inside the fitness hall. The competition hall has 21,216 sqm of floor area, stands 23.95 m high over four levels and seats 4,650 around a 50 by 33 m field; the ground floor holds competition areas and rooms for athletes, referees, meetings and guests, the middle levels handle spectator circulation and the top floor contains boxes and plant. The fitness hall has 27,817 sqm at 23 m high, one basement and three upper levels, with movable seating, and the pool in the basement between the two halls has ten lanes. A WeChat mini-program launched in January 2024 shows live availability and allows online booking. The centre has hosted table tennis at the second National Youth Games and the Jinxiu Cup badminton and basketball series.