SPORTACCORD confirms Istanbul as Host City for 2025 Convention
13 Mar 2025 23:29
October 15, Olbia: Jinjiang, located in Fujian Province China, has been officially announced as the host city of the Gymnasiade 2020 at the International School Sport Seminar 2017 in Olbia, Italy making Jinjiang the second Chinese city to stage the games following Shanghai in 1998.
According to Jinjiang’s bidding files, the Jinjiang Gymnasiade 2020 will last for 8 days, featuring 8 sports including athletics, swimming, gymnastics, basketball, football, tennis, table-tennis and chess.
Huang Qiyu, Executive Chairman of Jinjiang Bidding Committee and Deputy-Governor of Fujian Provincial Government, stated that Jinjiang was capable of hosting the games with great support from the government. Huang also believes that to stage these games in Jinjiang will engage nearly 85 million middle school students in sports participation.
Located in Fujian Province, Jinjiang is a coastal county-level city with a population of over two million.The city is widely known as the “home of sportswear manufacturers” in China where the headquarters of ANTA, Xtep and K-Bird are based.
Over the years, the city has hosted dozens of international sports events covering beach volleyball, cycling, marathon running and basketball.
Source: sina
Proofread by Raymond Fitzpatrick
Related coverage
World Judo Grand Prix to be held in China
11 Nov 2014
National Basketball League to expand into China
04 Jan 2016
Hong Kong to host Arnold sports event
07 Dec 2015
Hefei to host 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon
08 Jan 2016
Fox Sports to cover All-Australian tour of China
06 May 2016
More from Yutang Sports
SPORTACCORD confirms Istanbul as Host City for 2025 Convention
13 Mar 2025
When New tournaments Meets New Tech, the Old Friend of Football Has New Stories
14 Jul 2025
The United States Tops Skema Publika's First Annual Sport and Soft Power Ranking
27 Mar 2025
Hisense Named Official Partner of FIFA Club World Cup 2025
01 Nov 2024
Yutang Sports
loading...