In the post Asian Games era, Hangzhou will add a 60000 seat professional football stadium. According to the "Hangzhou Release" on December 4th, 60000 professional football fields located in the Future Science and Technology City area of Yuhang District have started construction and are planned to be completed in April 2027. After completion, they can host the highest international football competitions.
It is reported that the international sports center project where the football field is located has a total land area of approximately 260000 square meters and a total construction area of 534000 square meters. In addition to professional football stadiums, we also benchmark against international competitions and build comprehensive sports venues (18000 seats), swimming and diving halls (3000 seats), and supporting facilities.
Pengpai News (www.thepaper. cn) has noticed that building a high standard international sports center is one of the key measures for Hangzhou to build an international "competition" and "event" city in the post Asian Games era.
At present, there are a total of 61 comprehensive sports venues in Hangzhou. At the press conference on the construction and centralized signing of the Hangzhou International Sports City in early October, Mayor Yao Gaoyuan stated that since the preparation for the Asian Games, Hangzhou has set the goal of not only hosting a successful Asian Games, but also making full use of the experience and resources of hosting Asian Games venues, and amplifying the comprehensive effect of the Asian Games.
It is reported that Hangzhou plans to initially form a distinctive competition system by 2025, apply for three top-level international sports events, hold more than 10 high-level international and domestic events each year, and hold more than 6 well-known brand events in the city; By 2035, establish a competition system that matches world-class cities, and strive to host another high-level comprehensive event and 3 to 5 top-level individual events such as the World Championships and World Cup.
At present, Hangzhou has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the World Badminton Federation, International Canoe Federation, and International Hockey Federation. The 2023-2026 BWF World Tour Finals and the 2023 Women's Volleyball Club World Championships will be held in Hangzhou in December. The first International Canoe Super Cup will be held in Hangzhou in October 2024 and is currently bidding to host the Hockey Super League (2024-2025 China Station), And will apply to host the 2024 Global Esports Games, the 2024 World Arrows Federation World Cup, the 2025 International Shooting Federation World Cup, the 2025 Sudirman Cup Badminton Tournament, and so on.
According to the Hangzhou Daily, the executive meeting of the municipal government held on November 28th reviewed and agreed in principle to the Implementation Opinions on Amplifying the Asian Games Effect and Building an International "Competition" and "Conference" City, which pointed out the need to amplify the Asian Games effect, build a distinctive event and exhibition system, continuously enhance Hangzhou's influence in global sports cities and conference destinations, anchor a series of "domestic first-class and internationally renowned" brand competitions and leading events, Improve the reputation of Global Digital Trade Expo, Western China International Fair and other major exhibitions, and build a city of international events and a city of international exhibitions at a high level.
