Chengdu sport push

THE Chinese city of Chengdu has launched a formal outline to build its profile as a “World Famous City of Sports Events”.

An event last week detailed the plan, with participating organisations including the PGA Tour, the Australian Open, La Liga, Bayern Munich and Juventus.

Chengdu boasts an array of sporting venues including Dongan Lake Sports Park and Fenghuang Mountain Sports Park, with the blueprint promising to “integrate sports into citizens’ lives while giving sports a better role to play in promoting the city’s growth”.

Deputy Mayor Liu Xuguang urged anyone with a “will to develop a sports business and industry to come and share their knowledge as Chengdu develops”.