page_title: 2010 Asian Games
section_title: Venues
hierarchical_section_title: 2010 Asian Games / Development and preparations / Venues
caption_attribution_description: English: Guangdong Olympic Sports Centre. Architect: Ellerbe Becket Français&#160;: Stade Olympique Guangdong à Canton en Chine. Architecte&#160;: Ellerbe Becket 中文: 广东奥林匹克体育中心。建筑师：美国NEB与华南理工大学建筑设计研究院
context_page_description: The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from 12 to 27 November 2010, although several events had commenced from 7 November 2010. This was the second time China host the games, in which Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990. A total of 9,704 athletes from 45 National Olympic Committees competed in 476 events from 42 sports and disciplines, making it the largest event in the history of the Games. Due to reductions in the number of sports to be contested for the 2014 Asian Games, these Games marked the final time that six non-Olympic events would be held during the Asian Games.
  The Games were co-hosted by Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei, Guangzhou's three neighboring cities. It was opened by Premier Wen Jiabao at Haixinsha Island. A total of 53 venues were used to host the events including 11 constructed for use at the Games. The design concept of the official logo of these Asian Games was based on the legend about the Guangzhou, and featured a stylized calligraphic "Stone Statue of Five Goats in Yuexiu Hill", a symbol of the host city.
context_section_description: A total of 53 competition venues and 17 training venues were used for the Games, with four venues located outside of Guangzhou. Events took place at 42 pre-existing venues; eleven competition venues and one training venues were constructed for the Games, while the rest were renovated. Other venues included the Asian Games Town, which consists of the Athletes' Village, Technical Officials' Village, Media Village, Main Media Center and International Broadcast Center.
  Organizers revealed that the total investment was over ￥15 billion.
  On April 19, 2009, organizers chose Haixinsha Island, along with the Pearl River, as the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies, the only venue which was not for competition purposes.
  The athletes village in the Asian Games Town was built on a 329,024 square meters land space which had 3,598 apartments in 49 buildings.
caption: Guangdong Olympic Stadium used for all the athletics events
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