What you need to know about Egypt’s International Olympic city

CAIRO - 6 January 2024: As President Sisi pays a visit Saturday to inspect the training of the national football team in Egypt International Olympic City in the New Administrative Capital, Egypt Today highlights, in this report, the details of the multi-purpose venue.

At a cost of L.E. 2.8 billion, the construction of the gigantic venue began in 2018. It lays on area of 468 acres, with a capacity of 92,000 seats, where it is considered one of the most important sports projects, and a new generation of smart sports facilities. 

The city includes:

- A number of sports and social clubs, and a large number of courts. 

- A complex of swimming pools, including two Olympic pools; one with enclosure, and another opened. 

- A hall for martial arts, a hall for people of determination.

- A Gymnastics hall and changing rooms.

- An area dedicated to group games and a social building.

- A covered hall in the sports complex in the New Administrative Capital, which is built on an area of 10,000 square meters, and accommodates about 7,000 spectators. The total cost of the project amounted to about 1.4 billion pounds.

- A culture and technology building to research and encourage young people to implement their projects and work to develop their skills and abilities. 

- 3 stadiums to be dedicated to host major tournaments such as: the World Cup, and Olympic Games.

- A complex of football fields, including 4 fields of legal dimensions, five-a-side fields, tennis courts, squash courts, volleyball courts, basketball courts, beach soccer fields, a hockey field, and other multi-purpose fields.

- A group of sports facilities built according to the latest international standards. 

- An integrated area for children (cultural, entertainment, and theater) and an administrative building.