The foundation stone was laid for China Blind Gateball Training Base in Tangxi, Hangzhou on November 11. Vice Governor Chen Jiayuan was present at the ceremony.
The training base occupies over 21 acres of land and has a gross floor area of over 50 thousand square meters. With an investment of over 80 million yuan, the base has a training hall, competition hall, fitness hall, blind football hall, plastic racetrack, reception center and apartment buildings for the handicapped, etc. It will be one of the competition halls for the 8th Chinese National Games for the Disabled.
After the foundation stone laying ceremony, provincial leaders visited and extended their regards to the athletes and coaches of the Chinese Blind Gateball Team who are going all out to prepare for the Asian Para Games in Guangzhou.