Chinanews.com, Taizhou, March 4th (Fu Feiyang, Lv Qiongya, Dingwei) Swinging and running again and again, superb defense and wonderful scoring were staged frequently, cheers, applause, and cheers were endless... On the 4th, the second " The "Channel Cup" Zhejiang-Taiwan Youth Baseball and Softball Open officially kicked off at Chumen Wenxing Primary School in Yuhuan City, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. Teenagers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait made friends with ball and witnessed friendship through sweat.
A competitor swings a bat.
Photo courtesy of Wu Xiaohong
It is understood that the event covers three levels of U10, U12, and U15, attracting a total of 12 teams from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to participate.
Among them, Yuhuan Station will compete for the final winner in the competition from the 4th to the 5th.
Catching the ball, passing the ball, hitting the ball, running the bases... At the game scene, the young players from both sides of the Taiwan Strait were engrossed and focused. No reduction.
Lin Yifan, who is studying at Zhoushi Middle School in Kunshan, Jiangsu, is from Yunlin, Taiwan.
"This is the second time for me to participate in the competition, and the first 'Strait Cup' is also here. I can meet many new friends here, and we can learn from each other and enhance friendship." He said.
Competitors run around the field.
Photo courtesy of Wu Xiaohong
Ye Xianhao, who studied at Chumen Wenxing Primary School, told reporters that his team won the first place in the first "Strait Cup", and this time he has made sufficient preparations, hoping to win again. "Friendship comes first, competition comes second. , children from both sides of the Taiwan Strait are welcome to visit (my) hometown Yuhuan.”
It is understood that Yuhuan and Taiwan are separated by a narrow strip of water. In recent years, the economic, cultural and sports exchanges and non-governmental exchanges between the two places have become closer.
Feng Hanfeng, director of the Yuhuan City Sports Development Center, said that they use baseball and softball competitions as a carrier to build a stage for young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to show each other and cooperate hand in hand, so as to promote the sustainable development of cross-strait sports exchanges. "At the same time, we also hope that more people will understand baseball and softball. Sports and join it to promote the development of sports in Yuhuan." (End)