Shenzhen is expanding the construction of sports facilities, promoting fitness activities and perfecting a system of public hygiene to ensure a healthy society.

 

Sports and Fitness

Shenzhen is conducting widespread public fitness programs. About 88.8 percent of its residents have fitness to national standards. Shenzhen conducts more than 1,600 sports and fitness activities each year with 17.8 percent of adults involved in body-building three or more times a week.

 

Sports Venues

Shenzhen's sports venues occupy an area of more than 12 million square meters and public fitness facilities cover nearly 4 million square meters.

 

Shenzhen Sports Center

Located in Futian District, the center occupies 278,000 square meters. It includes the 6,500-seat Shenzhen Gymnasium with floor space of 21,200 square meters, the 30,000-seat Shenzhen Stadium with floor space of 411,690 square meters, and the Shenzhen Swimming and Diving Natatorium, which has more than 4,000 seats and floor space of 54,300 square meters.

 

Luohu Gymnasium

Located in Luohu District, it has 3,000 seats and occupies 12,502 square meters.

 

Bao'an Gymnasium

Located in the new center of Bao'an District, the gymnasium has 8,800 seats and floor space of 47,400 square meters.

 

Longgang International Bicycle Velodrome

It is the country's first velodrome with wooden tracks built in accordance with international standards and can hold track cycling, road cycling and mountain cycling at the same time.

 

Universiade Center

It is located in central Aoti New Town in Longgang District. Among the planned buildings are a 60,000-seat stadium, a gymnasium with 18,000 seats, a swimming hall seating 3,000 and subsidiary facilities including a plaza, an underground parking garage and a stadium for warm-up training. It will serve as the main competition venue for the 26th Summer Universiade in 2011.

 

Shenzhen University City Sports Center

The center includes a stadium and two gymnasiums and is a landmark complex in the western campus of Shenzhen University City.

 

Shenzhen Bay Sports Center

Still under construction, the center will be completed by the end of 2010. It will include a stadium, gymnasium, swimming hall, sportsmen's service center, a sports-themed park and facilities for commercial operations.

 

Pingshan Sports Center in Longgang District

It includes a stadium and a gymnasium. The gymnasium will be a competition venue for the 2011 Universiade and the stadium will serve as a training venue. 

Futian District Sports Park

It occupies more than 60,000 square meters and includes a stadium, gymnasium, standard athletic field with a 400-meter track and a standard football pitch. The gymnasium will be the judo training and competition venue for the 2011 Universiade and the stadium will host football competitions during the Universiade.

 

Dameisha Gymnasium in Yantian District

Located on the northern coast of the Dameisha area, it occupies floor space of 34,953 square meters and has 4,000 seats. Construction began in 2007 and will be completed in 2010. It will be the venue for volleyball competitions during the Universiade.

 

Shenzhen Offshore Sports Base and Sailing School

Located in Longgang District, it occupies an area of 87,000 square meters and has an offshore area of 96,000 square meters. It will be the main venue for sailing competitions during the 2011 Universiade and then a teaching and training venue for Sailing School.

 

Shenzhen Sports School

The school occupies 150,825.29 square meters with floor space of 151,589.03 square meters. It will be part of the Universiade New Town and a competition and training venue for the 2011 Universiade. It can also double as a training center for the school's athletics and a venue for regional competitions. 

Shenzhen Physical Culture and Sports Team Training Base

Located on Nigang Road West, it occupies 26,670.40 square meters of floor space and includes training facilities for handball, athletics, dancing and a body-building and physical fitness center, service facilities, classrooms and an outdoor hockey field.