The renovation project for the Wukesong Gymnasium Winter Olympics begins and will be completed in October this year

Original title: The Wukesong Gymnasium Winter Olympics Reconstruction Project begins and will be completed in October this year

Reporter 30 learned from the Beijing Main Project Office that the Wukesong Stadium Renovation Project was officially launched on April 30. As the basketball venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics, the venue will become a venue for the hockey game of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Wukesong Stadium is located next to the Wukesong Bridge along Chang’an Street, with a construction area of ​​63,000 square meters and a capacity of 18,000 people. After the 2008 Summer Olympics, it became aCultureEmblematic places for sports activities. In 2016, the Wukesong Stadium becameOccupationThe professional basketball and ice hockey home games have undergone a transformation of the stadium’s dehumidification and ice-making system, achieving the conversion of both modes of ice hockey and basketball in six hours, and successfully celebrating multiple sets of ice baskets in a row. That is, after the first day of the game ends, the venue facilities complete the “transformation” conversion overnight, and the next day you can invest in a new event.

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The Wukesong Gym will renovate the venue for the existing ice hockey competition, replace the new ice-making unit, and transform the player locker room, doping detection room, laundry room and other functional rooms in accordance with the requirements of the Winter Olympics. At the same time, update stadium lighting, audio, cube center display, power, network, 5G, cable TV system etc.

According to the responsible person in charge of the Beijing Municipal Grand Project Office, the Wukesong Stadium Renovation Project will be based on the principles of ecological, shared, frugal and technological transformation and updating. On the one hand, it will meet the requirements of the Beijing Winter Olympics.DemandBased on, taking into account post-game utilization, to achieve wonderful Olympics and sustainable useTarget. On the other hand, it will make full use of the new technology, new concepts and new materials to allow the place to achieve a qualitative leap in energy saving, comprehensive and efficient use and a competitive display environment, so that the legacy 2008 Beijing Olympian will rejuvenate in the new era.

The Wukesong gym will be completed in October this year, reachingProofThe competition requirements are to complete the renewal that year and prepare for the test competition in April of next year.

Ice hockey is a confrontational sport with a lot of physical effort, the players rotate frequently and the number of players is large. Due to the special nature of ice hockey, each team carries a large number of teams. Therefore, each team must have its own changing room during the game.

According to the deputy of the Wukesong Cultural CenterGeneral ManagerMa Xin said that according to the renovation plan, the Wukesong gym will have 6 locker rooms. This renovation is to rebuild the existing 4PlanningIt is transformed into 6 dressing rooms that meet the standards of the Winter Olympics. The dressing rooms will be equipped with lockers, massage rooms, training rooms, knife sharpening rooms and meal preparation areas.

In addition, the site will also transform existing stimulant testing rooms, venues, and refrigeration units. According to Ma Xin, the Wukesong gym ice making system will adopt environmental protection type R449ARefrigerant. The renovation of the site is primarily to resize the existing ice rink.

To increase the intensity and enjoyment of the Olympic Winter Hockey game, the International Hockey Federation decided to start from the Beijing Winter Olympics and change the 30×60 meter ice rink used in the previous Winter Olympics to 26×60 meters . The original size of the Wukesong Stadium Ice Rink is 30×60 meters. This renovation will add a 26×60 meter ice dam. Upon completion of the transformation, the Wukesong Stadium will have two convertible 30x60m and 26x60m ice rinks, and the size of the ice dam will be changed as necessary to facilitate the operation of the stadium after the Winter Olympics. (The end)

(Editor in charge: DF529)