Ulaanbaatar
Construction of sports complex for East Asian Youth Games running at 70 percent
Sports
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. The construction of the sports complex, where Ulaanbaatar-2023 East Asian Youth Games will be organized, started in 2020
and is currently 70 percent complete.
The organizing committee of the regional sports event convened
today and discussed the issues related to the organization. The soccer
field and infrastructure work are 95 percent complete, and some parts
of the sports complex will be completed within this year, reports the
organizing committee.
Mongolia won the bid to host the event in 2017 and the East
Asian Games Association (EAGA), Ulaanbaatar city administration, and Mongolian
National Olympic Committee signed a tripartite contract in Taichung, Taiwan.
It is held every four years since 2019 among athletes aged 14-18 from eight
East Asian countries as well as the Pacific Island of Guam in 12 sports
categories. This is the first time that such a major sports event will be held
in Ulaanbaatar.
4,500 people (about 2,400 athletes, coaches, and more than 350
referees and technicians) will arrive in Ulaanbaatar to take part in the Games.
The organizing committee is headed by Governor of the capital city and Mayor of
Ulaanbaatar D.Sumiyabazar.
