China News Service, Chengdu, July 10 (Reporter Yue Yitong) Led by the China Badminton Association, the United Front Work Department of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and other units, the first "Panda Cup" hosted by Sichuan Overseas Friendship Association, Sichuan Taiwan Compatriots Association, and Chengdu Overseas Friendship Association. "The Sichuan-Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwan Youth Badminton Tournament kicked off in Chengdu on the 10th.
This competition is a key cooperation item of the second meeting of the Sichuan-Hong Kong and Sichuan-Macao Cooperation Conference, and has been included in the annual planning competition of the Chinese Badminton Association.
The opening ceremony scene.
Photo by Xiao Rong
At the opening ceremony of the competition, Wen Su, Deputy Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, delivered a speech, saying that with the continuous development of the country's social economy, sports have become an important bridge for exchanges, cooperation and friendship.
This event is a platform and stage for youth exchanges between Sichuan, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. It is hoped that by holding this competition, the exchanges and cooperation in various fields of sports between Sichuan, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan can be further promoted. , fully showing the youth style of Sichuan, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan in the new era.
Huang Yusen, a Taiwanese student from Jinan University, and Zhang Yixin, a national first-level referee, took the oath as representatives of athletes and referees respectively.
Chen Xingdong, vice chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association and deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau, kicked off the game.
The first "Panda Cup" Sichuan-Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwan Youth Badminton Tournament kicked off in Chengdu.
Photo by Xiao Rong
According to reports, there are 8 participating teams in this competition, which is a mixed team competition consisting of three individual events: men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles.
Among the participating teams, not only young students from Sichuan University, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Sichuan Changjiang Vocational and Technical College, etc., as well as young people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who are innovating and starting businesses in Sichuan, but also Jinan University and Huaqiao University, two universities outside Sichuan were specially invited. Students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan participated in the competition, and more than 50 contestants will decide the final champion in 2 competition days.
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