Lanzhou Morning News (Reporter Lu Weishan) The reporter learned at the provincial sports work conference held on February 23 that last year, our province made great progress in the field of national fitness. The province held a total of 68 mass events and increased the free opening of venues. At present, the number of people exercising in upgraded gymnasiums has reached 1.25 million. According to Yang Wei, director of the Provincial Sports Bureau, in 2016, our province built 103 township and community sports and fitness centers, 75 township and community sports and fitness plazas, 62 caged football fields, 900 sets of fitness paths, 2,781 administrative village farmers' sports and fitness projects, 7 assembled swimming pools, 2 disassembled ice rinks, and 5 multi-functional sports fields. Gansu Provincial Gymnasium has completed an investment of 226 million yuan, and the main body and steel structure of the venue have been built. The Qilihe Stadium project has completed preliminary work such as feasibility study and environmental impact assessment. The construction of the Lintao base continues to advance, and the skating rink of the Provincial Sports Team No. 2 has been completed and put into use.