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Project narrative
On 18 September 2015, a Chinese delegation handed over a donation of gymnastics equipment worth about 515,000 USD to the Gymnastics Federation of Uruguay for the Salvador Mauad Gymnasium in Canelones. The equipment donation includes parallel bars, asymmetric bars, rhythmic gymnastics pedal, trampoline, beam, rings, colt, trampoline and mats. This donation also includes three weeks of technical assistance from four Chinese engineers to prepare the gym for use. According to an article from Uruguay's Agency of International Cooperation, this donation is linked to an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement that was signed on 4 September 2006.
Staff comments
Some sources refer to the donation as a transaction of approximately 550,000 USD, but the 515,000 USD value has been used since it is the most conservative figure.