Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je announced on Monday that the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2017 Summer Universiade will be held at the Taipei Municipal Track and Field Stadium rather than at the controversial Taipei Dome, which is still under construction.
The announcement will be communicated with the International University Sports Federation (FISU).
Taipei was given the right to host the 2017 Summer Universiade in 2011 and promised that the Taipei Dome would be the event's main venue.
However, the facility has been at the center of a dispute between the Taipei City Government and the company that’s building the venue -- Farglory -- over safety concerns.