By Yuling Chen, EDITOR

“I watch badminton games at weekends and play the sport on regular basis. Playing badminton at the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center has been part of my life.”

On the morning of December 23, Wang Cong, a citizen of Chongqing in Southwest China, after playing badminton with friends for two hours, posted this on his WeChat, a popular social media platform in China.

In the meantime, the badminton courts in the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center was crowded with people, and 16 badminton fields were booked up.

Badminton courts are full of players

“Since the badminton courts in the Olympic Sports Center opened to the public free of charge, they have been occupied every day,”  said the leader of Chongqing Olympic Sports Center. He added that as the largest public sports stadium in Chongqing, it was also an important platform for the implementation of the Chongqing National Fitness Regulations. 

Focused on the construction of “Healthy China” closely, the Olympic Sports Center has comprehensively implemented the national strategy for national fitness in recent years, so as to let the public take exercise.

“A survey we have done shows that the comfortable fitness environment makes Olympic Sports Center the first choice for many citizens,”  said the leader.

In order to facilitate the public’s fitness, the Olympic Sports Center has completed the renovation of the Fifth Ring Plaza, the renovation of the swimming and diving hall, the renovation of the stadium lighting, the expansion of the video monitoring system, and the construction of the stadium plastic runway.

The center has also built three new creative public toilets, installed more than 230 traffic cones, and repaired 120 mobile tree pools. Moreover, in the large square and small square are two fitness paths. In addition, drinking water stations, public tissue providers, lockers create a more advanced, safe, beautiful and convenient fitness environment.

Chongqing Olympic Sports Center providing free or low-cost items to encourage wider public participation

At the same time, in order to encourage more citizens, the Olympic Sports Center continues to expand its influence by opening to the public free of charge or in low-cost. The source from the center said, “The stadiums and swimming pools have opened to the public, coupled with the newly built badminton courts. Moreover, we will also encourage commercial operators to participate in the free and low-cost operation.” 

The Olympic Sports Center would further make full use of special events such as the National Fitness Month, the National Fitness Day, traditional festivals to expand the influence of the brand competitions for national fitness such as the Olympic Swimming Festival and Free Style Run.

Source: People's Daily

 

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