Tag: Chengdu

Beijing, Chengdu in Global Sports Cities list

Article posted by Coliseum, September 14^th, 2023

Beijing and Chengdu in China were named Number 4 and Number 8 among global sport cities for event hosting in a report ‘Global Sport Cities – The Olympic Ecosystem’ recently released by Quantum Consultancy, an international professional sports think tank, and the Durham University Business... » Read more

COVID pushes back Chengdu FISU games to 2023

Article posted by Coliseum, May 18^th, 2022

The World University Games in Chengdu (Sichuan, China) have been postponed until 2023. With COVID-19 continuing to clobber China, health and safety concerns regarding the fatal respiratory disease were reportedly the reason for the postponement, with doubts over the Games coming following numerous... » Read more

Chinese Cities’ Olympics bid report rubbished

Article posted by Coliseum, December 14^th, 2020

Chinese officials have recently pooh-poohed reports that the Cities of Chengdu and Chongqing (China) were lining up a bid for the 2032 edition of the Summer Olympic Games. The 2032 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXV Olympiad, is a forthcoming international multisport event.... » Read more

Chengdu’s ambitious plan to boost sports industry

Article posted by Coliseum, October 9^th, 2019

A series of measures have been initiated by the Chengdu Sports Regulations and the Implementation Opinions of the People’s Government of Chengdu (China) to bring about a sea change in the sports scenario of the city. The other steps to be taken are – going in for a publicity blitzkrieg... » Read more

China’s Chengdu city to host 2025 World Games

Article posted by Coliseum, May 28^th, 2019

Chengdu, the capital city of southwest China’s Sichuan province, has won the bid to host the World Games 2025 at the 2019 International World Games Association (IWGA) Congress, the China Daily reported. The winning bid was announce in the Gold Coast, Australia. Chengdu Mayor Luo Qiang and... » Read more

Chinese basketball team plans swanky new stadium in Chengdu

Article posted by Coliseum, October 19^th, 2018

Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) team Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whale Basketball Club has kicked off the construction of a new stadium project, the Sichuan Jinqiang International Sports Events Center, in Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, the home city of the club, China’s sports... » Read more