Unlocking Athletic Excellence: The State Sports General Administration’s Human Resources Development Powerhouse

On the morning of September 20, under the guidance of the Mass Sports Department of the General Administration of Sport of China and co-organized by the Human Resources Development Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, the Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau, the Beijing Yao Foundation Public Welfare Foundation, and the Sangzhi County People’s Government, the “National Fitness Thousand Miles Volunteer Service Sports Skill Talent Support Action and Yao Foundation Hope Primary School Basketball Season” kicked off in Sangzhi, Hunan.

At the launching ceremony, outstanding athletes, sports talents and teaching students took the volunteer oath together; three Olympic champions, Long Qingquan, Yang Xiuli and Tian Qing, participated in the interview and interaction; Yao Foundation and the donating companies donated 22 smart sports bar equipment, 40 sets of kindergarten basketball machines, sports fields and other materials. Before the basketball friendly match, the sports talent representatives led everyone to warm up; world champions Tu Xiao, Li Ping and Yao’s close friends Liu Tie and Wu You interacted with the primary school students and “competed” on the same field, pushing the event to a climax.

Representatives of outstanding athletes, representatives of sports skilled personnel, and university student teaching volunteers took the oath, and Long Qingquan led the oath

Olympic champions Long Qingquan, Yang Xiuli and Tian Qing participated in the interview

Donation Ceremony

Thank you ceremony

World champions (Tu Xiao, Li Ping) and Yao Zhiyou (Liu Tie, Wu You) interact with primary school students

The event will last for two months from September 20. During this period, sports nutrition experts, scientific fitness guidance experts, emergency guidance experts, running training experts and other sports skills talents will carry out training for different groups of people; 11 college student volunteers will go deep into primary and junior high schools to provide teaching support.

Scientific fitness guidance experts conduct physical fitness guidance training for teenagers

The “National Fitness Thousand Miles” volunteer service is one of the “Forge Ahead on a New Journey, Sports to Promote Health” volunteer service series activities of the General Administration of Sports. It aims to popularize national fitness and promote the construction of a healthy China, and to promote fitness knowledge and drive scientific sports, so that the public can personally experience the benefits and effects brought by sports skills and scientific fitness. This event joins hands with the “Yao Foundation” to impart sports knowledge and skills to the old revolutionary base areas, further promote the spirit of sports, publicize sports culture, and better build a platform for sports skills to serve national fitness, and polish the brand of “National Fitness Thousand Miles Volunteer Service”. The event further practices “integration of sports and education”, closely combines the support of sports skills talents with college students’ teaching activities, effectively plays the volunteer and public welfare nature of the National Fitness Thousand Miles Volunteer Service, and also provides strong support for youth sports in Sangzhi County schools, which has promoted the development of the county’s sports cause.

Responsible persons from the Mass Sports Department and Human Resources Development Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, the Hunan Provincial Sports Bureau, the Provincial Hope Project Office, the Provincial Youth Development Foundation, the Beijing Yao Foundation Public Welfare Foundation, the Zhangjiajie Municipal Culture, Tourism, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau, the Sangzhi County People’s Government and relevant units attended the event.