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2024年广东中考英语热点话题集训——时事新闻
After the Chengdu FISU World University Games ended, it's said that the venues(场馆)will be used for sports and public fitness.
The city had 49 venues for the events and 13 of them were newly built. Most of the old venues are located in universities and will be used for the development of sports between colleges.
While preparing for the games, Chengdu promoted the opening of the venues to the public and held sports events in them. In 2022 alone, venues were opened to the public for free or at low cost for nearly 80,000 hours. They served more than 5.09 million people, and more than 730 sporting events were held in them. These venues will continue to be used for sports and fitness.
In the short term, Chengdu will focus on opening venues to benefit its residents(居民). It can also meet their growing needs for sports and fitness to improve their health.
The athletes' village will also remain. During the games, it provided many services for athletes from more than 110 countries. After the games ended, all of the village's facilities(设施) will be under the control of Chengdu University, where the village is located. Gong Jia, a volunteer from the university, said she was proud that the village was located in her school.
The village covers 380,000 square meters of new buildings. "All of them will be turned into teaching and living space for teachers and students at the university," she said.
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