Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Multi-sport venue located in Tokyo, Japan.
The plaza in 2018
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Location | Chōfu , Tokyo , Japan |
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Capacity | Over 10,000 |
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Opened | 25 November 2017 ; 5 years ago ( 25 November 2017 ) |
Construction cost | Over $300 million |
35°39′58″N 139°31′21″E / 35.6660398°N 139.5224072°E / 35.6660398; 139.5224072
The Musashino Forest Sport Plaza is a multi-sport venue located in Chōfu , Tokyo , Japan . [1] The main arena has a seating capacity of over 10,000, and also includes a swimming pool, a gym, a multi-use sports area and two fitness studios, that is available for use by the general public. [2] It is the first new venue completed for Tokyo 2020. Construction took three and a half years and cost over $300 million to complete. [3]
In October 2018, the venue hosted the Japan Open Tennis Championships as the Ariake Coliseum is being renovated for the tennis events at the 2020 Summer Olympics . [4] It was used for staging the 2020 Summer Olympics badminton tournaments and is hosting the badminton and fencing competitions as well as wheelchair basketball games for the 2020 Summer Paralympics . [5] [2]
References
- ↑ "Games Information|2020 Games Preparation|Bureau of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Preparation" . www.2020games.metro.tokyo.jp . Retrieved 14 July 2018 .
- 1 2 "Tokyo 2020 organisers unveil first new venue" . International Olympic Committee. 28 November 2017 . Retrieved 4 January 2018 .
- ↑ Channel, NTV-NNN-JAPAN / NBC News. "First venue for 2020 Olympics now complete" . Retrieved 4 January 2018 .
- ↑ Gatto, Luigi (11 May 2018). "ATP 500 of Tokyo to switch venue" . Tennis World USA . Retrieved 28 September 2018 .
- ↑ "Tokyo 2020; First new venue completed" . Architecture of the Games . 14 September 2017 . Retrieved 4 January 2018 .
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