The Glory of Sports, Unceasing Spirit of Shanghai

On May 22, 2025, the Radisson Hotel Shanghai Olympic Club grandly opened with the theme "The Glory of Sports, Unceasing Spirit of Shanghai." As a new landmark positioned as an "international first-class sports-themed hotel," the hotel deeply integrates the spirit of sports with high-end travel aesthetics. Leveraging top-tier sports resources, it innovatively breaks through traditional lodging models, injecting new vitality into Shanghai’s development as a globally renowned sports city and establishing an international model for the integrated development of culture, sports, and tourism. On the day of the event, leaders and distinguished guests gathered on site to witness this milestone moment, including Guo Jianfei, Chairman of Shanghai Jiushi (Group) Co., Ltd.; Zhao Qi, Chairman of Jin Jiang International (Group) Co., Ltd.; Luo Wenhua, Deputy Director of Shanghai Sports Bureau; Wang Zhihua, Deputy District Mayor of Xuhui District; Wu Yanxin, Director of Xuhui District Culture and Tourism Bureau; Zhang Ying, Director of Xuhui District Sports Bureau; Yang Yibin, Chairman of Shanghai Jiushi Sports Industry Development (Group) Co., Ltd.; and Zhang Huaqun, General Manager of Shanghai Jiushi Sports Industry Development (Group) Co., Ltd., along with well-known figures from the cultural and sports sectors. As a landmark carrying the city’s sports memories, the Shanghai Sports Stadium has witnessed countless glorious moments in Chinese sports history. The brilliant opening of the Radisson Hotel Shanghai Olympic Club marks an upgrade in the city’s integrated development of culture, sports, and tourism. At the opening ceremony, guests jointly opened the door to glory amid an interplay of light and shadow, witnessing the timeless resonance between the spirit of sports and contemporary travel aesthetics. Located within the Shanghai Sports Stadium, the hotel features 208 modern rooms and suites, intelligent meeting spaces, and themed dining services, creating a diverse environment that combines events, leisure, and business. Unique panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows seamlessly connect the sports arena, cultural performances, and travel life, offering guests an immersive experience of "living within the heartbeat of sports." The hotel is equipped with nearly 1,000 square meters of flexible meeting and event space, including the 445-square-meter grand ballroom "Olympia" and six multifunctional meeting rooms ranging from 35 to 144 square meters. Whether for corporate annual meetings, product launches, or wedding celebrations, the hotel ensures smooth events with flexible space layouts, personalized exclusive services, and meticulous attention to detail, highlighting a unique style. The hotel boasts three distinctive dining venues, offering guests a diverse culinary experience. The 94 Kitchen serves international cuisine around the clock and features a breakfast menu infused with local flavors, allowing guests to enjoy authentic Shanghai specialties from the morning. The elegant Chinese restaurant Jiu Li skillfully blends the essence of Huaiyang and Cantonese cuisines and offers nine private rooms, making it an ideal choice for business banquets and family gatherings. The vibrant Jiu Bar, equipped with a large LED screen, offers specialty snacks, exquisite cocktails, and a global selection of wines, making it a perfect spot for leisure and socializing. Guests can also enjoy various drinks and snacks in the lobby lounge, adding comfort to their stay; the executive lounge, designed for guests on the executive floors, features an elegant environment and a meeting room accommodating six people, providing an efficient and convenient option for business discussions and small gatherings. The opening of the Radisson Hotel Shanghai Olympic Club is a symphony of high-end lodging and sports spirit, as well as a vivid practice of the city’s high-quality development in culture, sports, and tourism. Here, the fighting spirit of sports resonates in harmony with the pulse of Shanghai, and personalized lodging experiences intertwine with international service standards. In the future, the hotel will uphold its core goal as an "international first-class sports-themed hotel," deeply linking sports events with large-scale cultural performances and actively creating "ticket stub economy" themed products, allowing every guest to reach the ideal life’s shore through the journey of "unceasing spirit of Shanghai" and the balance of "movement and stillness." Yang Yibin, Chairman of Jiushi Sports, said: "As a witness and promoter of Shanghai’s sports industry development, we are very pleased to jointly create this milestone international first-class sports-themed hotel with Jin Jiang Radisson Hotel. The Radisson Hotel Shanghai Olympic Club is not only an important carrier for the urban function upgrade of Xujiahui Sports Park but also an innovative practice of deeply integrating sports spirit with urban life. Leveraging Jiushi Sports’ resource advantages in venue operation and event cultivation, combined with Radisson Hotel’s excellent service system, we will jointly build an ecological closed loop of 'sports + culture and tourism,' injecting new momentum into Shanghai’s construction as a globally renowned sports city. In the future, this will become a new window to showcase Shanghai’s sports culture, serving the high-standard reception needs of international events and allowing citizens and tourists to experience the unique charm of sports empowering urban life through distinctive sports-themed experiences." Wang Jian, Vice President of Jin Jiang Radisson Hotel, said: "As a core city deeply connected to the world and a hub of innovation, Shanghai has always been an important market in our strategic layout. The opening of the Radisson Hotel Shanghai Olympic Club further enriches Jin Jiang Radisson Hotel’s brand presence in the Yangtze River Delta region. Through cooperation with Jiushi Sports, we combine Radisson’s unique brand charm with the exclusive sports culture atmosphere here, creating a full-range experience full of surprises for global business travelers, event participants, and guests pursuing a healthy lifestyle. In the future, we will continue to uphold the service philosophy of 'Yes, I can!' focusing on innovation and quality, actively expanding the brand’s breadth and depth, and co-creating more attractive lodging experiences in more cities and destinations." Davide Pesenato, General Manager of Radisson Hotel Shanghai Olympic Club, said: "We are very honored to welcome the latest masterpiece of the Radisson brand in this vibrant area. As a hotel manager, I deeply understand the unique value of integrating sports spirit with high-end lodging experiences—the hotel is not only adjacent to iconic venues such as Shanghai Sports Stadium and Swimming Center but also infuses sports aesthetics and energy into every detail. Centered on 'meticulous experience,' we deeply combine international brand standards with Shanghai’s local sports culture. In the future, leveraging the resource advantages of Jin Jiang and Jiushi, our team will create personalized and locally flavored lodging experiences for guests attending events, business meetings, or cultural activities, allowing every guest to feel the brand philosophy that 'beyond the arena, the joy of competition continues.'"