Guangzhou is well established with more than 10 thousand sports facilities, including more than 50 advanced stadiums and gymnasiums, like Olympic Sports Centre, Tianhe Sports Centre and New Guangzhou Gymnasium. With its sports facilities covering a total area of 20 million square metres, Guangzhou have the capacity to meet the needs of hosting more than 30 Asian Games sports.

 Launched in 2001, New Guangzhou Gymnasium ever hosted the closing ceremony of  9th National Games in 2001.

Tianhe Sports Centre is the main field of 6th and 9th National Games.

Nansha Golf Club was built in 1996

Guangzhou's future sport star

Guangzhou is a city with a strong sports sense, and this is demonstrated by the following facts: A lot of sports events were introduced into Chinese mainland through Guangzhou; The sports population of Guangzhou takes as much as 42.8% of the city's total, with the sports activities being an important part for the local people; Guangzhou's Rong Guotuan is the first in China who won world championship; and the first athlete breaking the world record, Chen Jingkai, is also from Guangzhou; Other outstanding Guangzhou athletes include Olympic gold winner Chen Weiqiang, nine-time world champion Guan Weizheng and eleven-time weight lift world champion Liu Xiu.

The dragon boat race over the Pearl River always serves as a positive stirring-up for Guangzhou people.

 Citizens do morning exercises every day in Guangzhou's parks.

The best entertainment for the children here is sports.

A city with a long sport tradition, Guangzhou has already had the experience of hosting a lot of national and international sports events.

2002 International Aquatic Match

China-Brazil Football Challenge Cup

 The torch transferring ceremony in the 9th National Games

The 8th World Synchronized Swimming Championship

Editor: Wings