Beijing, 6 Jun (ZXS) -- The Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games have a total of 14 competition venues, more than the Olympic Games and the Winter Olympics. On the 56th, the Information Office of the State Council of China held a press conference on the preparations for the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Asian Para Games, and Yao Gaoyuan, vice chairman and secretary general of the Hangzhou Asian Organizing Committee, Asian Para Organizing Committee, and mayor of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government, responded to the above questions.
On June 6, the countdown to the 15-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games will usher in. At present, all 100 competition venues have completed the acceptance of event functions and have event operation functions. Yao Gaoyuan said that compared with the previous Asian Games, the number of venues in the Hangzhou Asian Games is not much, but compared with the Olympic Games and the Winter Olympics, the number of venues in the Hangzhou Asian Games is large, but the main reason behind it is that the Asian Games have more competitions, much more than the Olympic Games and the Winter Olympics, with 56 major events and 40 small events.
"Now every venue has all the schedules full, and even in order for the competition to run smoothly, some events are held before the opening ceremony, mainly to minimize the venue arrangement. Therefore, in the preparation of the venue this time, it was done in accordance with the method of 'supply on demand'. Yao Gaoyuan said.
Yao Gaoyuan said that the Hangzhou Asian Games adheres to the thrifty concept of "can be changed but not built" in the construction of venues, and most of the competition venues and training venues are renovated and reconstructed, using the original buildings, as long as they meet the requirements of the event, in principle, "can be rebuilt or not".
In terms of facilities and equipment allocation, he said: Insisting that "the market can be built without financial investment", and the market can be developed without financial investment. "We must be financial, we look at the situation, if the function of this venue will not change in the future, the next sustainable use, we will spend money on the addition of facilities and equipment, but if this venue is to change its function in the future, now the stadium will become an exhibition function in the future, we will adopt the method of renting and borrowing the equipment inside, reducing capital expenditure and waste of funds."
In addition, as the "Asian Games legacy", 56 venues began planning for post-game utilization during construction. Yao Gaoyuan said that 51 venues have formulated specific utilization plans for the next step, and although the Asian Games have not yet started, the proportion of plans that can be used after the competition has reached 91%. "So throughout the whole process, the word thrift is reflected in all aspects." (End)