China builds Thies-China-Senegal Friendship Fitness Park as part of its Senegal fitness parks project (Linked to Record ID#86538)

Project narrative

On March 28, 2018, the Thiès China-Senegal Friendship Fitness Park was inaugurated. Amadou Si, the mayor of Thies region, Tara Sila, the mayor of Thies, and representatives of local government and people attended the meeting, as well as the Chinese Ambassador to Senegal Zhang Xun. The park covers an area of 900 square meters, with a total of 40 sets of fitness equipment, which is jointly funded and constructed by the embassy and the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Senegal. Alongside the inauguration of the fitness park, the Chinese Ambassador had met with the Thies Municipal Government and had donated sporting equipment for community usage. The first fitness park was built on the waterfront of Dakar in 2016 and was said to cost RMB $3 million in Phase I of the project (see Record ID#86538). More fitness parks are planned to be bult inland to support the development of sports in Senegal.