STORY: Exploring venue for artistic gymnastics events of World University Games
DATELINE: July 16, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:05
LOCATION: CHENGDU, China
CATEGORY: SPORTS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Dong'an Lake Sports Park
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG HAIAN, Deputy director, Gymnastics stadium at Dong'an Lake Sports Park
3. various of the Gymnastics stadium at Dong'an Lake Sports Park
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG HAIAN, Deputy director, Gymnastics stadium at Dong'an Lake Sports Park

STORYLINE:

Dong'an Lake Sports Park
Chengdu City, SW China

This stadium is the venue for artistic gymnastics events at the upcoming 31st FISU World University Games.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG HAIAN, Deputy director, Gymnastics stadium at Dong'an Lake Sports Park
"We used a lot of energy-saving and eco-friendly materials during the construction. The air conditioning is off now, and the fresh-air system is on. The temperature inside the stadium is 2-3 degrees lower than the outside, so there is no need to turn on the air conditioning. When there are few people in this stadium, the power-saving system will automatically turn off some lights and cut the power of some equipment."

Apart from hosting artistic gymnastics games, the stadium also has multiple functions.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG HAIAN, Deputy director, Gymnastics stadium at Dong'an Lake Sports Park
"There is an ice court-basketball court conversion system. It can be transformed into an ice rink within only a week. After removing all equipment, it will become an empty space. We've already received many orders for hosting concerts."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China.
(XHTV)