Wuchang Stadium, located at Yuemachang in Wuchang, is the premiere public sporting complex under the jurisdiction of the Hubei Commission for Physical Culture and Sports. Built in April, 1923, the stadium was renovated for the first time thirty years later. Its amateur athletic school was opened in 1957; later it was expanded and converted into a comfortable multi-use gymnasium in 1960, many excellent track and field, basketball, badminton, volleyball and ping-pong athletes train at the stadium. Factories and schools in the district often organize sporting events here, and Wuchang Stadium occasionally hosts national and provincial competitions in a range of fields.