BAOSHAN District plans to build more sports venues and facilities to turn the former industrial base into a “sports town,” officials said yesterday.

The northern district aims to initially develop Baoshan into the city’s major training centers on basketball and ballroom dancing, said Jiang Biyan, director with the Baoshan Sports Bureau.

“The district has cultivated many world’s famous athletes such as Xu Xin, the world No. 3 table tennis player, and Wu Jiaxin, the semi-final archery player at the 2016 Rio Olympics,” Jiang said.