Guangzhou’s Zengcheng District Hosts Youth Table Tennis Championships
Zengcheng Gymnasium in Guangzhou recently played host to the 2023 Guangzhou Youth Table Tennis Championships. This five-day event, sponsored by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, saw nearly 500 young table tennis players from 11 districts in Guangzhou compete for the top spot in 28 different events.
A Talent Hotbed
The championships, which form an important part of the Guangzhou Youth Sports Competition Work, have a rich history of spotting and developing table tennis talent. Many notable players, including Olympic champions Liu Shiwen and Fan Zhendong, have emerged from this event and gone on to represent the Chinese national table tennis team.
Divided into five groups, including men’s and women’s singles and doubles, the competition gave elite players from different urban areas in Guangzhou the chance to showcase their skills. Key table tennis centers such as Yuexiu District, Tianhe District, Haizhu District, and Zengcheng District all participated in the fiercely competitive tournament.
A Thriving Ping-Pong Culture
Zengcheng District, known as the “cradle of table tennis champions,” boasts a rich ping-pong culture. Many national table tennis stars, such as Liu Shiwen and Fan Zhendong, have been nurtured and trained in this district. The local government has invested heavily in table tennis facilities, making the sport accessible to the wider population and promoting its popularization and development.
With its strong support in terms of security, medical care, transportation, and venue conditions, Zengcheng District ensured that the championships ran smoothly. The integration of sports and education has played a key role in the district’s ongoing success, with talented players identified and nurtured from a young age through a comprehensive training system.
The event brought together top athletes, a high-level refereeing team, and the enthusiastic Ping-Pong community in Zengcheng District. As the host team, Zengcheng District sent a strong contingent of 37 athletes, aiming to improve on their impressive performance in the previous championships.
Zengcheng District’s commitment to table tennis, coupled with its exceptional talent pool, sets it apart as a thriving hub for the sport in Guangzhou.
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Photo by Yangcheng Evening News reporter Zhong Zhenbin during the competition
Following the 2023 Guangdong Table Tennis Championships for Primary and Secondary School Students (Primary School Group), Zengcheng Gymnasium presented another “table tennis event”. On the morning of August 7, the Guangzhou 2023 Youth Table Tennis Championships of the China Sports Lottery “Run Boys” kicked off at Zengcheng Gymnasium. Nearly 500 young table tennis players from 11 districts in Guangzhou will compete in the 5-day competition. for the crown of 28 projects in the competition.
There is a “reservoir” of table tennis talents in Guangzhou
The 2023 Guangzhou Youth Table Tennis Championship is an important part of the Guangzhou Sports Bureau’s Guangzhou Youth Sports Competition Work in 2023. It is an important part of the “2023 Guangzhou Youth Championship Competition Plan” There are table tennis reserve talents in Guangzhou that are of great importance. Over the years, this competition has introduced many talents to the Guangzhou Table Tennis Team, the Guangdong Table Tennis Team and the National Table Tennis Team. Liu Shiwen, Fan Zhendong and other Olympic table tennis champions were discovered and excavated at this stage, and became important players of the Chinese national table tennis team, gaining glory for the country in the international arena. The Youth Table Tennis Championship can be said to be a pool for table tennis talents in Guangzhou.
In the 2023 Guangzhou Youth Table Tennis Championships, there will be 5 groups of A, B, C, D and children, divided into men’s and women’s, singles and doubles teams. The participating athletes are all elite players selected in the selection competitions of the table tennis representative teams in various urban areas. Therefore, this competition can be described as a major review of the table tennis reserve forces in all areas of Guangzhou. Yuexiu District, Tianhe District, Haizhu District, Zengcheng District and other key table tennis centers in Guangzhou will compete fiercely in this competition.
The competition is sponsored by Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Vocational and Technical College (Guangzhou Sports Team), Guangzhou Zengcheng Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Lottery Management Center, Guangzhou Table Tennis Association, Guangzhou Pisces Sports Co- to be arranged by Supplies Group Co., Ltd.
Excellent ping-pong genes, strong ping-pong atmosphere
Zengcheng, a “thousand-year-old city” in the south of the Five Ridges, has a good “table tennis gene” and is known as the “cradle of table tennis champions” in Guangzhou. National table tennis members Liu Shiwen, Fan Zhendong, Zhou Qihao, and Yang Shilu, who recently won the women’s team gold medal with the Chinese team at the Chengdu Universiade, are all representatives of outstanding table tennis players who were introduced, trained and presented by Zengcheng. .
Driven by these champions, Zengcheng table tennis has maintained a high level for many years. In recent years, young athletes such as Su Zhi, Yuan Xuansong, Liu Hanfeng, Deng Chaochong, and Li Jingsong have come to’ clearly to win national and provincial championships. Among the people, Zengcheng District also has a strong table tennis atmosphere. Over the years, Zengcheng, as a “strong sports field”, has attached great importance to the development of table tennis. Competitive sports and mass sports have been “grasped with both hands and hardened with both hands” Will the table tennis competition allows. the masses and sports enthusiasts to improve their understanding and develop their hobbies, in order to achieve the effect of strengthening their bodies. In order to promote the popularization and development of table tennis, from public sports squares, school gymnasiums to rural leisure and fitness places, we will strengthen repairs and add table tennis tables to meet the needs of “everyone can play table tennis anytime and anywhere”. Ping-pong facilities can be seen everywhere in the area, which is mainly due to the Zengcheng sports lottery business. Zengcheng District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, according to the purpose of the sports lottery “come for the people, use for the people”, raises public welfare sports lottery funds mainly for financing or organizing national fitness activities, building and maintaining public stadiums, and hosting competitive sporting events and other aspects. With the support of the Sports Lottery Community Fund, the grassroots table tennis movement in Zengcheng District has flourished, and the table tennis mass base has always been very strong.
Based on the good table tennis atmosphere, Zengcheng District also provided great support for the smooth running of this event, providing strong support in security, medical care, transportation and other aspects. As the competition venue for many major events such as the Three Dragon Fighting World Championship Invitational Tournament, the Guangdong Provincial Men’s Basketball League, and the Guangdong Provincial Primary and Secondary School Student Table Tennis Championships (Primary School Group) 2023, the conditions of competition Zengcheng Gym and location services have been improved Have been tested many times. In addition, the high-level refereeing team also provides a solid foundation for building a world-class competition platform. The reporter learned that among the technical officials of the Guangzhou Youth Table Tennis Championships, there are many international and national table tennis referees, and most of the referees on the spot are first-level referees.
The integration of sports and education helps Zengcheng table tennis to continue to improve
As the host team, Zengcheng District sent a 46-member team consisting of 37 athletes to participate in the competition. According to Lin Jinwen, table tennis coach of Zengcheng District Amateur Sports School and a member of the Zengcheng District coaching team, the Zengcheng team is based on the players previously sent to the Guangdong Provincial Table Tennis Team and Guangzhou Table Tennis Team. Team The participating team is formed by echelon members of the sports school The coaching staff includes retired players from the Guangdong Provincial Team, table tennis teachers from Guangdong University of Technology and other professionals.
Zengcheng District is said to have won 9 gold medals in the last competition, ranking third in the total team score. This year, the main gold medal points of Zengcheng District are in men’s group C, men’s group D and boys’ group. The goal is to strike more medals based on the three advantageous projects “guarantee gold”, and the total score of the group entering the top three. As a strong table tennis area in Guangzhou, Zengcheng District has sent a large number of talents to the Guangzhou Table Tennis Team and the Guangdong Table Tennis Team, especially the men’s team is known as “Guangzhou Men’s Table Tennis Team’s backyard”.
The continued development and progress of table tennis in the region has benefited from the training model of integrating sport and education. It is reported that Zengcheng District has formed a talent selection model of “pre-kindergarten training” very early. It starts to observe and train children when they are four or five years old. If they find good seedlings, they will get send them to the sports school for further optimization training in time. At the same time, Zengcheng District also introduces the power of social groups to let the club achieve enlightenment and train table tennis talents. Liu Shiwen, Fan Zhendong, Zhou Qihao and Yang Shilu are all representatives of outstanding players who have been train and transport them through this route.
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Lu Hang
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