Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Sports complex in Longgang District, China.
Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre is a complex of three venues arranged in a triangle: a main stadium, an arena and a swimming hall, linked by an artificial lake. The buildings are clad in dark green and blue triangular glass panels forming faceted peaks; the stadium seats over 60,000, the arena 18,000 and the aquatic centre 3,000. A green hoarding on the right side of the complex reads "大运中心培训基地".
The complex came into being following a design competition won by an international architectural firm in 2007, with the facility opening to the public in 2011. Since its completion, the venue has become a major gathering place for regional and international sports events.
The name Dayun comes from the 26th Summer Universiade, held here in 2011; the complex staged 92 of that event's gold-medal finals across athletics, swimming and basketball. Since 2015 the Longgang Half Marathon has started from the site, and the arena has been the home court of the Shenzhen New Century Leopards basketball team.
The complex is well-connected by public transport and has ample parking available for visitors arriving by car. The different venues are linked by walkways and outdoor spaces, making navigation straightforward for most guests.
On 15 September 2018 the stadium hosted an NHL pre-season game between the Calgary Flames and the Boston Bruins, one of the league's China Games. The main stadium, with 60,334 seats, was also slated for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship finals, but the event was moved to Iceland because of COVID-19 complications in China.
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