China News Service, Madrid, February 13 (Reporter De Yongjian) Nearly 2,000 Spanish people gathered in the center of Madrid on the 13th to celebrate the Chinese New Year with a "Chinese New Year Road Run in the Year of the Tiger".
The game kicked off at the whistle on Madrid's famous Paseo de la Castellana.
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At 9:00 a.m. local time on the 13th, the "2022 Chinese New Year Road Run in the Year of the Tiger" blew the whistle on the famous Castilla Avenue in Madrid. The organizers of the event specially prepared red competition uniforms for the players, which is a little more obvious for the weekend. The quiet Madrid adds a touch of "China Red".
Focusing on the theme of the Year of the Tiger and the Chinese New Year, the overseas Chinese in Madrid performed a lion dance before the game; an award ceremony was held after the game, and the winner received a commemorative plaque with a little tiger printed on it.
The runner crosses the finish line.
As one of the "Happy Chinese New Year" series of activities in Spain in 2022, "2022 Chinese New Year Road Run in the Year of the Tiger" is one of the few offline celebrations.
Zhang Zhirou, the representative of the event organizer, introduced that due to the impact of the epidemic, the first "Western-Chinese Spring Festival Road Run in the Year of the Ox" in 2021 will be held online. After this year's move to offline, the event is very popular with the Spanish people, and the number of participants has increased significantly compared with 2021. .
Each of the winning children will have a commemorative plaque printed with the little tiger.
Zhang Zhirou said that "sports integration of Chinese and Western cultures" is the theme and starting point of the event. They hope to create an authentic cross-cultural experience and deepen the Spanish people's understanding of the Spring Festival culture. For this reason, they especially hope that the contestants will bring their families and friends and invite relatives and friends. Friends celebrate Chinese New Year together.
The winners will have a commemorative plaque printed with the little tiger in their hands.
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In addition to holding the offline competition in Madrid, the event also launched the "online competition" in the Chinese division on the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 4, and ended at the same time as the offline competition in Madrid on February 13. support and blessings.
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