Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Explained

Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
武蔵野の森総合スポーツプラザ
Location:Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Cost:Over $300 million
Capacity:Over 10,000

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. It is the first new venue completed for Tokyo 2020. Construction took three and a half years and cost over $300 million to complete.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Games Information|2020 Games Preparation|Bureau of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Preparation. www.2020games.metro.tokyo.jp. en. 2018-07-14.
  2. News: First venue for 2020 Olympics now complete. Channel. NTV-NNN-JAPAN / NBC News. 2018-01-04. en.
  3. News: Gatto . Luigi . ATP 500 of Tokyo to switch venue . 28 September 2018 . Tennis World USA . 11 May 2018.
  4. News: Tokyo 2020; First new venue completed. 2017-09-14. Architecture of the Games. 2018-01-04. en.
  5. News: Tokyo 2020 organisers unveil first new venue. 2017-11-28. International Olympic Committee. 2018-01-04. en.