福建省奥林匹克体育中心

Fujian Provincial Olympic Sports Center occupies No. 310 Wusi Road in Gulou district, Fuzhou, in Huada subdistrict. A public institution under the Fujian Provincial Sports Bureau, it is one of the largest sports complexes in the province. Construction began in 1986, the centre opened in 1989, and it was renovated for the fifth National Special Olympics in 2009. It covers 450 mu with 85,000 sqm of floor area and comprises a stadium, gymnasium, swimming hall, tennis hall, outdoor fitness plaza and a training pool on Jiangcuo Road. The stadium, at the southeast corner, has 36,000 sqm of floor area and 24,000 seats, with an eight-lane prefabricated rubber track, a 111 m by 72 m natural-turf football pitch and a 560 m covered synthetic track. The gymnasium covers 30,000 sqm, with a 1,890 sqm main hall seating 8,000 and a 1,920 sqm training hall. The swimming hall has 14,000 sqm of floor area and a 50 m by 25 m ten-lane heated competition pool, a diving pool and a warm-up pool. The tennis hall covers 5,720 sqm with two indoor courts, a show court with 1,500 seats and seven outdoor courts. The centre keeps its track, football pitches, basketball and badminton courts, tennis courts and pool open free or at low cost, and an 810 m smart fitness trail runs through the grounds, making it Fuzhou's main base for public fitness and provincial team training. The outdoor plaza adds five-a-side and seven-a-side football pitches, plastic and covered basketball courts, a sports dance area and a children's fitness zone, all free or low-cost.