杭州国际体育中心

The Hangzhou International Sports Centre, also called the Yuhang International Sports Centre, lies in Xianlin Subdistrict of Yuhang District, Hangzhou, bounded by Chuangjing Road to the east, the planned Yunhu North Road to the south, a planned canal to the west and Wen'er West Road to the north. It sits in the core of Future Sci-Tech City on the central axis of the city's new centre, and is a provincial 'thousand projects, trillion investment' scheme and Hangzhou's flagship post-Asian Games sports build. The 261,000 sqm site (395.85 mu) carries 534,000 sqm of floor area at a budget of 9.58 billion yuan, about 7.1 billion of it construction, laid out as one field and two halls: a 60,000-seat football stadium, an 18,000-seat multi-purpose arena and a 3,000-seat diving and swimming hall. The football ground is a bowl of some 300,000 sqm, 61 m high, more than 300 m north to south and about 270 m east to west, roofed by a light cable-and-membrane structure spanning nearly 200 m, its form drawn from Liangzhu jade discs and the tea terraces of Jingshan; Zaha Hadid Architects of London designed it. The stadium broke ground in October 2023, the two halls followed in February 2024, the roof steelwork of all three was joined up in January 2026, and completion is scheduled for 2027. The venue runs in competition and performance modes, hosting football, basketball, badminton, tennis, diving and swimming as well as concerts, New Year galas and esports; a 20,000 sqm central deck links the halls with public fitness space, and a 1.5 km elevated track, outdoor running paths, waterside walks, a children's zone and five-a-side pitches open to residents.