A Hundred Years of Hongkou Continues to Write New Haipai Sports Culture, "Battle on the Rainbow Field"
Looking back on history, in 1873, the first "Shanghai Cup" sailing race was founded in the Huangpu River near the Yangtze River Pier in Hongkou; In 1910, the Shanghai Jingwu Sports Association originated in Hongkou... Hongkou District is an important source of sports development in Shanghai and also an important breeding ground for modern sports in China.
The 6th Hongkou District Sports Games, with the theme of "New Power at the Hongkou Stadium, Come and Fight", kicked off on September 19, 2023 at the Hongkou Sports Center. After four years, this grand event, reunited after a long separation, once again showcases the century old Shanghai style sports culture of Hongkou.
![A Hundred Years of Hongkou Continues to Write New Haipai Sports Culture, "Battle on the Rainbow Field"](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/e1ae50551e291afb4b35028f9e4db733.jpg)
It is worth mentioning that the 6th Hongkou District Games is the highest standard and highest level comprehensive sports event in the region, as well as the sports event with the widest coverage of groups, the largest number of participants, and the greatest impact. This year's District Games consists of three major groups: student group, adult group, and elderly group. 141 delegations from the district and nearly 51000 people participated, becoming an important window to showcase the achievements of Hongkou Sports National Fitness.
National Fitness Exhibition Vitality
![A Hundred Years of Hongkou Continues to Write New Haipai Sports Culture, "Battle on the Rainbow Field"](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/eb5ad2b60f29facf2827e98ff461e6cd.jpg)
In recent years, Hongkou District has vigorously promoted the implementation of the "14th Five Year Plan for Sports Development in Hongkou District", continuously improved the public service system for national fitness, and the sense of gain for citizens has been increasing day by day. The "Citizen Project" included in the district government's practical projects focuses on promoting the construction of public venues such as Rainbow Bay Citizen Fitness Center, Handan Road Citizen Fitness Center, Citizen Fitness Station, and Elderly Sports and Health Home. With the support of the Municipal Sports Bureau and the District Green Appearance Bureau, Hongkou District is also combining the renovation of Peace Park to further expand sports space, create a sports park, build a 1500 meter smart fitness trail, standard basketball courts, badminton courts, and a puzzle fitness park covering the entire population. With higher quality, more balanced, and more convenient services, residents of Hongkou have a dedicated "gym" at their doorstep.
With the continuous improvement of Hongkou sports venues and sports venues, mass sports events have become more diverse and colorful, thereby driving the enthusiasm of citizens for fitness to rise day by day. Hongkou District has launched the "Rainbow Racecourse" national fitness event, adopting a multi subject competition model and combining "online+offline" methods. Various events such as the "China Coordinates" Hongkou sub station online competition, the Most Beautiful People's Walk on the North Bund, and the Easy Run Elite Competition have been held successively. In addition, Hongkou fully explores the cultural and tourism resources within the district, focusing on "red culture, celebrity culture, and Shanghai style culture", to create sports events with Hongkou characteristics and showcasing Hongkou's historical heritage. Combined with city level event platforms such as the Citizen Games and Urban Amateur League, it provides citizens with a variety of types, diverse choices, more targeted, and personalized sports services, and improves the "City District Street" three-level mass event system.
![A Hundred Years of Hongkou Continues to Write New Haipai Sports Culture, "Battle on the Rainbow Field"](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/bcba1e3b05ed126038a2bca518291259.jpg)
Competitive sports ignite dreams
Competitive sports are an important component of the sports industry and play a driving role in the construction of strong sports areas. In recent years, the level of competitive sports in Hongkou District has steadily improved, with outstanding talents constantly emerging. The reservoir of reserve talents for nurturing seedlings has continued to expand, becoming a microcosm of regional sports development.
![A Hundred Years of Hongkou Continues to Write New Haipai Sports Culture, "Battle on the Rainbow Field"](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/208569076ad65b9691a3c0db6d6f18f7.jpg)
Around the preparation for the new round of the National Games and important events such as the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, the two frontline sports teams of foil and breakdancing in Hongkou District have adhered to scientific training and military management, and have achieved good results in various major competitions.
The district sports bureau and the city sports bureau have signed a cooperation agreement on the preparation and assistance of breakdancing events for the Asian Games and Olympic Games, providing solid support for the pre competition training, selection and team formation of the breakdancing first team. Team member Shang Xiaoyu won the runner up at the 2023 Asian Championships and achieved the best result in Chinese men's breakdancing. At the Hangzhou Asian Games, four athletes from four events, namely foil, breakdancing, rugby, and softball, will compete in Hongkou.
![A Hundred Years of Hongkou Continues to Write New Haipai Sports Culture, "Battle on the Rainbow Field"](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/8633ce890fb9f3b29b562fad16f2d389.jpg)
While vigorously promoting competitive sports, Hongkou District is also actively exploring the path of cultivating young sports talents. According to the requirements of the "9+X" project layout of the Municipal Education Commission and the Municipal Sports Bureau, volleyball, badminton, shooting, and archery projects will be laid out in three demonstration high schools in the district, and football, basketball, athletics, martial arts and other seven projects will be laid out in six demonstration and ordinary high schools in the district, continuously improving the "one-stop" training system for primary, middle, and high schools. In addition, while fully leveraging the leading role of training units within the system, actively mobilizing social forces to participate in the cultivation of young sports reserve talents, and continuously expanding the reservoir of reserve talent cultivation.
Strong driving force in the sports industry
![A Hundred Years of Hongkou Continues to Write New Haipai Sports Culture, "Battle on the Rainbow Field"](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/482f1b40cda5772e3ff817d8b333f742.jpg)
In order to better leverage regional advantages, make good use of waterfront resources, and better leverage the role of Hongkou in promoting Shanghai's construction as an international sports capital, a series of high-quality international and domestic top-level events such as rowing and sailing have successively settled in.
In September of the golden autumn season, as the top event IP representing the image of Shanghai's city, the 2023 Shanghai Rowing Open once again made its debut on the Suzhou River, showcasing a scene of a hundred boats competing for excellence. For the host city of Hongkou, this is not only a sports competition, but also an excellent platform to showcase the regional image and shape the city's business card.
![A Hundred Years of Hongkou Continues to Write New Haipai Sports Culture, "Battle on the Rainbow Field"](https://a5qu.com/upload/images/ab044495e47c0fddec92556b5de0d5f9.jpg)
To optimize the spatial layout of the sports industry, Hongkou District focuses on building a city level sports industry cluster centered on Hongkou Football Stadium, and promotes the construction of the North Bund waterfront sports and leisure belt; Stimulate market vitality, actively guide and promote the development of emerging sports industries such as sports tourism, sports finance, sports technology, and sports rehabilitation; Promote the integration of business, tourism, cultural and sports development, choose to use various holiday activities to carry out various sports and cultural activities, promote the upgrading of the sports industry from multiple dimensions, and enhance the contribution of serving the regional economy.