The Fuzhou Strait Olympic Sports Center (Chinese: 福州海峡奥林匹克体育中心; pinyin: Fúzhōu Hǎixiá Àolínpǐkè Tǐyù Zhōngxīn), also known as the Haixia Olympic Center or Strait Olympic Center (Chinese: 海峡奥体; pinyin: Hǎixiá Ào-Tǐ) is a sports complex with a multi-purpose stadium in Cangshan District in the south of Fuzhou, China.

Fuzhou Strait Olympic Sports Center
Chinese: 福州海峡奥林匹克体育中心; pinyin: Fúzhōu Hǎixiá Àolínpǐkè Tǐyù Zhōngxīn
Haixia Olympic Center
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LocationFuzhou, China
Coordinates26°01′25″N 119°16′45″E / 26.023627°N 119.279229°E / 26.023627; 119.279229
Capacity59,562
Construction
Broke groundDecember 23, 2010
Opened2015
Construction cost$470 million USD

Opened in 2015, the main stadium is designed for a capacity of 59,562 spectators.[1] The complex comprises an indoor arena with a capacity of 12,980 spectators, an aquatics center with a capacity of 3,978 spectators and a tennis stadium with a capacity of 3,152 spectators.[1] Additionally, a municipal sports school will also be built within the complex grounds featuring training halls for indoor sports, swimming pools, a shooting range, an archery field and a beach volleyball stadium.[1]

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  • Fujian Theological Seminary (Doumen, Fuwan Road) (福湾斗门): 18, 81, 126, 302, 351, 901
  • Aoti Road Bus Station (奥体路公交总站): 197
  • Jianxin South Road (建新南路): 11, 47, 138, 311, 337
  • Strait Olympic Center Bus Terminal (海峡奥体公交枢纽站): 11, 148, 156, 329, 330

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  1. ^ a b c "福州海峡奥体中心3月底场馆验收" (in Chinese). 东南网. 2015-01-29. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24.

26°01′25″N 119°16′45″E / 26.023627°N 119.279229°E / 26.023627; 119.279229