China to Increase Number of Sporting Venues

China has vowed to increase the nation’s public sporting areas to 1.5 square meters per head of population by 2015, according to new a five-year plan.

Under the plan drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top economic planner, and the General Administration of Sport, China will construct more public sports facilities in the next three years.

The central government will earmark funds each year to ensure each county with suitable conditions builds a stadium, and half of all cities or regions of the same administrative level have indoor sports centers.

China currently has more than a million sports venues.{jcomments on}