All the venues are ready for the Hangzhou Asian Games to start on September 23—from the entrance of competitors through the post-match award ceremony, press conference, and even the emergency treatment during the competitions.
A “Women’s Table Tennis Team Final” testing event was held on Wednesday at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, according to Xinhua.
In the meantime, a thorough drill focused on arrival and departure services, Asian Games Village operations, media services, event security, competition organisation, and award ceremonies was conducted by the Hangzhou Asian Games Command Centre, various specialised command centres, sub-command centres, specialised work teams, and all competition venue teams.
“During the Asian Games, the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium will host table tennis and breakdancing competitions. The venue operations team continually fine-tunes every aspect to ensure that the venue’s operations meet the requirements of the Asian Games,” said Wang Xiaochen, a staff member at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium.
Athletes compete and display their talents on stages during competitions. Reporters recently visited some of the locations where tournaments would take held in cities like Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, and Shaoxing. The details clearly demonstrate the concepts of “green”, “intelligent”, “frugal”, and “civilised”. The staff and facilities are prepared to host the forthcoming Asian Games.
The Ningbo Xiangshan Sailing Centre is encircled by two breakwaters that embrace a serene inner harbour and is situated in the tourism destination of Songlan Mountain in Xiangshan County. One by one, sailboats departed, navigating around the lighthouse and sailing out to sea. This location will play host to its inaugural match on September 20 as the sole venue for the Hangzhou Asian Games that involves maritime construction.
From completing venue construction projects, and organizing tabletop emergency plan rehearsals, to conducting various rescue and evacuation drills… Yang Shengang, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ningbo Xiangshan Sailing Center, explained that as the event approaches, various tasks at the venue become more intense and organized. “On August 29 to 30, through hosting a national team warm-up match, we engaged all aspects and personnel, testing all elements, truly examining the practicality of people, materials, processes, and workflows,” Yang Shengang said.
The Ningbo Meteorological Asian Games Support Team developed a refined meteorological detection plan for the event, upgrading professional detection equipment, and many “black” technologies, like wind profile radar, to help the support team to provide precise monitoring and accurate forecasting for the Ningbo competition area of the Asian Games. This is because Ningbo is the only sea-based event venue for these Games.
At the Shaoxing Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Center, several workers were adjusting the venue’s lighting layout. “After the testing competition, we reviewed and found that the original lighting layout needed adjustments. Additionally, we softened the lighting in the press conference hall,” said Chen Yuefang, Deputy Media Commander of the Sport Climbing Center.
In the last week of August, the climbing track also underwent a “rebirth.” “The climbing track is like an exam paper, we need to keep the actual climbing form confidential until the competition, so we rearranged the track layout.” Chen explained that the newly arranged track will incorporate decorative elements, which will be removed before the official competition, revealing the real form of the track.
Chen introduced that the climbing center’s capacity for each match is more than 500. After online ticket sales for the nine matches, nearly 5,000 tickets were sold in a short period. “We will be in the highest state of mind to serve the participants and welcome enthusiastic audiences from home and abroad,” Chen said.
In the process of building the venues for the Hangzhou Asian Games, the concepts of “intelligent” and “frugal” are continually upheld.
Local officials rebuilt and redesigned Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium, one of the football sites, which has been in use for more than 10 years as a sports facility to fulfil Asian Games specifications.
“Lawn maintenance is key to maintaining football fields. We use digital technology to achieve ‘smart lawn care,'” said a staff member Chen Sheng at Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium.
According to Chen Sheng, 18 sensors placed beneath the lawn gather information on the grass’s temperature, humidity, acidity, and alkalinity as well as the amount of light, sunshine, and solar radiation it receives on its surface. Staff then use this information to carry out targeted maintenance to keep the lawn in top condition.
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