New progress has been made in the construction of the Shanghai International Gymnastics Center since the overall renovation began in 2020.

On February 16, a new round of “Shanghai Construction Project Waste Disposal Certificate” and a “Night Construction Permit” was granted for the renovation project of the gymnastics center.

The overall renovation is scheduled to be completed in December 2025.

Shanghai International Gymnastics Center was previously Huxi Stadium, which was built in 1953. The future Shanghai International Gymnastics Center will be built into a comprehensive gymnasium with three floors above the ground and four floors underground. 

Competition halls and training halls will be superimposed to create the first comprehensive gymnasium in Shanghai that integrates competition performance and national fitness.

The main building is designed in the shape of a sphere. When night falls, it looks like a glittering “pearl of the night in Shanghai.” In front of the gymnastics center, there will be sunken sports leisure square, outdoor basketball court, sports sculpture, rest yard and other places to increase sports leisure and service, and set off the national fitness atmosphere.

The completed sunken square and underground open space can not only solve the problems of lighting, ventilation and fire protection s, but also give full consideration to the connection with urban space, providing more activity places for citizens.

Edited by Shanghai Daily