The 2024 FIE Foil Grand Prix starts this Friday
The reporter learned from Jing'an District today that the "2024 International Foil Foil Grand Prix" will be held from May 17 to 19 at the Jing'an District Gymnasium and Westgate Plaza.
As an A-class international event of the State Sports General Administration, the FIE Foil Grand Prix has been successfully held in Jing'an for 18 years and has become one of the important brands in Jing'an District to show the world the charm of its image as an international city and the vitality of sports events. This competition attracted more than 500 athletes, team leaders, referees and officials from 50 countries and regions.
The group stage and knockout rounds of this event will be held at the Jing'an District Gymnasium from May 17 to 19. The men's and women's semi-finals and finals will be held at 17:30 on May 19 at the Shanghai Westgate Plaza Atrium. Top international foil athletes such as KIEFER Lee, FAVARETTO Martina, VOLPIAlice, ITKINNick, MARINI Tommaso, LEFORT Enzo, etc. will gather in Jing'an to present a carnival of "sword showdowns".
As the organizer of this event, Jing'an District is fully responsible for the registration, reception, venue preparation and event organization of the Grand Prix.
In the early stage of the event, in order to expand the spillover effect of the brand event, the Jing'an District Sports Bureau carefully organized the 2024 International Foil Foil Grand Prix "Five-Star Sports Meeting-ICanISho" Jing'an Fencing Series activities, and carried out extensive youth fencing projects throughout the region. Popularization and promotion, deepening the organic integration of the professionalism of the event and the participation of all people, and promoting the fencing project to "take root" in Jing'an. In order to increase the popularity of the event among young people, the organizing committee has innovative ideas to provide young fencing enthusiasts in the region. Build an activity experience platform that can "see", "talk" and "compete", allowing children to experience the fun of fencing in multiple dimensions.
The District Sports Bureau Organizing Committee uses the game as a "media" to strengthen the linkage of sports, culture, business and tourism resources, and actively integrates into consumption scenarios such as regional economic and business district shopping, fashion sports entertainment, and night economy, turning the "traffic" of the event into consumption "energy" and Economic “increment”. This year, the organizing committee took the opportunity of the fifth Shanghai “May 5 Shopping Festival” to work closely with the Commerce Committee and other functional departments to make use of the Nanjing West Road business district and regional cultural and tourism resources under the jurisdiction of the venue to design multiple networks. The red "CityWalk" line provides free shuttle bus services to participating athletes, referees, and officials, guiding more participants to sightseeing and shopping, and continues to expand the spillover effect of the event.
This competition is hosted by the International Fencing Federation and co-organized by the Chinese Fencing Association, Shanghai Sports Bureau and Jing'an District People's Government.
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