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| Full name | National Stadium |
| Former names | 2009 The World Games Main Stadium (2009) |
| Location | Republic of China Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Opened | May 2009 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Architect | Toyo Ito |
| Capacity | 55,000 (With Expansion Seats) 40,000 (Regular Seats) |
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| World Games 2009 | |
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| Chinese | 國家體育場 | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 龍騰體育場 | ||||||||||||||
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National Stadium (Chinese: 國家體育場; also named 龍騰體育場) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is currently the largest stadium in Taiwan in terms of capacity.
Completed in 2009, it will be used mostly for athletics and rugby events, including hosting the main events for the 2009 World Games. The stadium will have a capacity of 55,000 people. After the games the stadium will likely be used for some Taiwan football team matches.
The stadium, designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, makes use of solar energy to provide its power needs. [1] The World Games Stadium, semi spiral-shaped, like a dragon, will be the first stadium in the world to provide power using solar energy technology. The solar panels covering the vast external face of the stadium are able to generate most of the power required for its own operation, as well as additional power that can be saved.