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FROM SOLAR-POWERED STADIUMS, TO RUNNING

CLOTHES MADE OF RECYCLED PLASTIC, THE WORLD OF

SPORT IS CATCHING ON AND GOING GREEN

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Beijing National

Stadium, Beijing is

heated by underground

geothermal pipes.

Rainwater is also

collected to use as

irrigation and to flush

the toilets, and solar

panels provide par t of

the stadium’s energy.

World Games

Stadium, Taiwan is

the first stadium in the

world to rely complete

on solar power!

ANZ Stadium, Sydney,

Australia uses rainwater

to water the greener y

within the stadium, and

Singapore Sports

Hub, in Singapore,

is solar powered and

uses natural cooling

to r

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SUSTAINABLE STADIUMS

SUSTAINABLE SPORT

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ATHLETE ACTIVIST

Thyagaraj

Sports

Complex,

in India is

built with

eco-friendly

bricks,

powered by solar and

pumps extra energy

back into the grid, the

stadium even uses

high-tec systems that

conser ve water!

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