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Chinese Government provides RMB 290 million for National Wrestling Arena Construction Project (Linked to Record ID#53280 and #53279)
| Funder | China Ministry of Commerce |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Government of Senegal |
| Country | Senegal |
| Start Date | Feb 20, 2014 |
| End Date | Apr 03, 2033 |
| Duration | 6,982 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 53002 |
Grant Description
On January 7, 2007, the Prime Minister of Senegal, Salamon McKee, announced that the Chinese Government pledged to build a national wrestling field and fix several provincial wrestling fields.
Then, on February 20, 2014, the Chinese Government and the Government of Senegal signed letters of exchange related to the National Wrestling Arena Construction Project.
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Bureau of International Economic Cooperation Affairs) reportedly committed RMB 290 million (approximately $42 million) for this project, and according to the Government of Senegal’s External Financing Management Platform (la Plateforme de Gestion des Financements Extérieurs du Sénégal, or PGFE), approximately 75% of the funding (equivalent to 18.341 billion CFA) came in the form of the grant and approximately 25% of the funding (equivalent to 6 billion CFA) came in the form of an interest-free loan.
Record ID#53280 records the estimated face value of the grant commitment in RMB (217.5 million) and Record ID#53279 records the estimated face value of the interest-free loan commitment in RMB (72.5 million).
The project involved the construction of a wrestling stadium with 20,000 seats, a weight room, an indoor parking lot with 450 spots, and an outdoor parking lot with over 1,000 spots. The venue has three floors above ground and the building height is 23.5 meters. Hunan Construction Engineering was the contractor responsible for project implementation.
On April 7, 2016, a foundation stone laying ceremony was held for the stadium in Pikine, a city within the Pikine Department of the Dakar Region.
The project was expected to take 28 months to complete, and it was ultimately completed and handed over to the Senegalese authorities on July 22, 2018. The French project title is Arène nationale de lutte. The Chinese project title is 竞技摔跤场项目 or 塞内加尔竞技摔跤场.
The interest-free loan that supported this project is omitted from the SAIS-CARI database of Chinese loan commitments that was released in July 2020.
Sources & References
- http://sports.qq.com/a/20070108/000212.htm
- Architecture of “Stadium diplomacy” - China-aid sport buildings in Africa
- La lutte sénégalaise à Dakar
- La présence chinoise dans l’agriculture au Sénégal
- National arena
- Senegal has a 22,000 Seat National Wrestling Arena
- Correspondence: 'Gold Belt' in the Horn of West Africa-'Made in China' Senegal Competitive Wrestling Ground Writes New Chapter of Friendship between the Two Countries
- From wrestling to soccer: What every Senegalese knows and you don't
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- 国家主席习近平出席援塞内加尔竞技摔跤场移交仪式
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- 湖南建工集团非洲筑造“金腰带” ——湖南建工集团承建塞内加尔竞技摔跤场纪实, 143分！集团援塞内加尔竞技摔跤场工程顺利通过“中国钢结构金奖”（…要闻-湖南建工集团.pdf
- PROJET DE CONSTRUCTION DE L'ARENE NATIONALE.pdf
- 集团承建的中国援塞内加尔竞技摔跤场项目开工-集团要闻-湖南建工集团.pdf
- 集团援塞内加尔竞技摔跤场项目提前完成第一个合同节点-生产经营-湖南建工集团.pdf
- 集团援塞内加尔竞技摔跤场项目顺利完成对外商签-集团要闻-湖南建工集团.pdf
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