Rise of the Judo Stars: 2024 Yangjiang ‘Hengye Cup’ Youth Judo Championship Takes Center Stage in Yangdong
2024 Yangjiang “Hengye Cup” Youth Judo Championship Kicks Off in Yangdong
From September 21st to 22nd, the 2024 Yangjiang “Hengye Cup” Youth Judo Championship was held at the Yangdong District Gymnasium, aiming to further increase the promotion and popularization of judo, discover and cultivate talented seedlings, and provide more reserve talents for the national and provincial judo teams.
Judo athletes shed sweat and gave their all, showing vigor and vitality in sports competition. In the competition, the players competed fiercely according to gender and weight. They wore uniform judo uniforms and stepped on soft judo mats. Every attack and defense was full of power and beauty. The athletes sometimes tumbled and sometimes fell on the field, but they always got up quickly and continued to participate in the competition.
In addition to the competition of skills, this competition also tests the psychological quality of the players. Facing strong opponents, they did not get discouraged, but devoted themselves to the competition more firmly. They used their own strength to prove the concept that “judo is not only a sport, but also a sportsmanship.”
Wang Zhonghua, principal of Yangdong District Amateur Sports School, said that this competition not only provides a platform for young judo athletes in the city to show their competitive level, but also promotes the popularization and development of judo among young people in the city. Through the competition, the players can communicate, learn and improve together.
“The main purpose of this competition is to do a good job in cultivating youth sports, promote the further development of our city’s judo project, and lay the foundation for the city’s judo project. It is also for the selection of outstanding judo talents. Athletes with outstanding results in this competition will have the opportunity to represent Yangjiang in provincial training and win glory for Yangjiang.” said Wang Zhonghua, principal of Yangdong District Amateur Sports School.
The competition was hosted by Yangjiang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, and co-organized by Yangdong District Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports and Yangdong District Dongda Youth Club. It adopted a single-elimination double-resurrection system and a gold score system, divided into 6 groups and 30 levels, attracting 73 players from sports schools and clubs from various counties (cities and districts). After the competition, trophies will be awarded to the top 6 in the total team score of the judo event, and certificates will be awarded to the top 6 athletes in the individual event.