The three major mass sports lead to happiness at home – Sports – China Workers’ Network
Original title: The first national fitness competition is in full swing (lead)
The three major sports for the masses lead to happiness at home (theme)
China Sports Daily reporter Guohua
In recent years, with the rise of “Village Super League”, “Village BA” and “Village VA” events, the three major ball sports have brought more happiness and sense of achievement to national fitness. In the first National National Fitness Competition, football, basketball and volleyball were mandatory events. Watching a game, cheering for your favorite team, or even becoming an athlete to join in, the masses can enjoy the happiness of national participation at their “doorstep”.
Good mass base highlights the participation of all people
Football, basketball and volleyball are widely popular among the masses, deeply loved by the masses and have great social influence. Through the first National Fitness Competition, national fitness and national participation have become a reality.
As a mass sports activity “native” in my country, air volleyball is deeply loved by the masses because of its entertainment and confrontational characteristics. The athletes who came to participate in this competition ranged from the elderly over 70 years old to young people in their twenties, with a wide age span and a wide range of participation. The Guizhou Trials for the Southwest Air Volleyball Project and the Guizhou Province 2024 Air Volleyball Open were recently launched at the Guizhou Provincial National Fitness Complex. The competition attracted 36 teams and nearly 300 athletes from all over the province. The competition was full of passion, and the athletes focused on serving, passing, spiking, blocking… Every move was full of strength and skill. The team members also cooperated tacitly, running flexibly on the court, showing excellent teamwork ability.
After winning the championship of the North China Division, the players of Excellence Star Women’s Football Team in Xiaodian District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, held up their medals and took a group photo at the competition site. In the women’s five-a-side football match of the division, they worked together and fought hard, and finally won the championship with excellent results. “Although we won the first place in the North China Division, we can’t take it lightly.” Chu Nan, the leader of the Excellence Star Football Team, said, “Next, we will make up for our shortcomings, improve our strength, and strive to achieve good results in the finals.”
The first National Fitness Competition South China Hainan Province Basketball Selection Competition kicked off at the Danzhou Gymnasium. In this competition, the players of each team not only have a wide range of age groups, but also a wider range of professional fields, including government officials, teachers and other basketball enthusiasts from various industries. This is also a true portrayal of national fitness and national participation.
Organizing the Games with Strong Characteristics and Building a Communication Platform
As a national, comprehensive and mass sports event, the National Fitness Competition not only provides a platform for sports enthusiasts to show themselves and surpass themselves, but also reflects the high-quality development of national fitness in all aspects. On August 26, the Southwest Football Competition started in Rongjiang, Guizhou, a place famous for its “Village Super” throughout the country. The competition lasted for 7 days and had four groups: eight-a-side football men’s group (18 to 44 years old), veteran group (45 to 60 years old), five-a-side football men’s group, and women’s group (18 to 60 years old). More than 400 athletes from Chongqing, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, and Guizhou competed in this vibrant “Village Super” stadium and fully felt the charm and joy of football. The spirit shown by “Village Super” and “Village BA” is highly consistent with the concept of the first National Fitness Competition of “all-people participation, all-people sports, and all-people health”, and the event has also set off a new round of national fitness craze.
The 20-day Northwest District Basketball Competition and Linxia Night Basketball Championship came to an end at the Yiwu Basketball Court in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. The competition was held in a bustling business district. With 20 days of competition, 20 teams, and 54 exciting games, thousands of spectators witnessed one exciting game after another. This night basketball championship attracted countless fans, and the warm atmosphere was like a summer heat wave, making “small basketball” the new “traffic leader” of the city. Mass basketball competitions are not only a sports feast for the whole people, but also a fusion and collision of sports and culture. The integration of events and business districts has built a platform for display and communication for basketball enthusiasts, forming a vivid practice of the deep integration and development of sports and tourism, and injecting new consumption vitality into the business district, allowing the masses to enjoy a better life.
Good results of the event add color to happy life
Through the first National Fitness Competition, sports are playing the role of connecting thousands of families, strengthening the physique and cultivating talents, further gathering a healthy and positive force, better meeting the fitness needs of the masses, stimulating fitness enthusiasm and driving the masses to develop a healthy lifestyle.
The North China Basketball Tournament was held in Jincheng, Shanxi. 127 athletes from Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia competed in 23 round-robin matches over three days. The winning teams in each event will represent the North China region in the first National Fitness Competition Basketball Finals. The basketball industry in Jincheng, where the event was held, is booming. It has hosted large-scale events such as the Four Nations Invitational Tournament, the National Team Tournament, and two CBA preseason games. The city’s club basketball competitions, the “Village BA” basketball competitions, and the basketball brand competitions in various cities, counties, and districts are all very popular. A series of events have consolidated the mass base of basketball in Jincheng, and basketball is gradually becoming a bright sports business card for Jincheng.
The Henan Division of the Central China Air Volleyball Competition and the 2024 Henan Province National Fitness Competition Public Air Volleyball Open Finals kicked off. After the two sub-station competitions in Changyuan and Pingdingshan, a total of 33 teams in each group competed for the qualification to represent Henan Province in the Central China Regional Competition. Chief referee Feng Jiang introduced: “The popularity and competition level of air volleyball in Henan Province are constantly improving. Taking Changyuan City as an example, the local area has achieved monthly competitions, and the frequent holding of competitions has promoted the improvement of the team’s level.”
Li Xiaoman, secretary general of the Guizhou Volleyball Association, said: “National fitness is the cornerstone of competitive sports. Only when this cornerstone is laid firmly can the pagoda be built higher and higher, and the level of competitive sports can be raised. This is complementary.”