Creating a new highlight of national fitness in Shencheng, suburban sports are tailored to local conditions, playing football in the mud and volleyball on the beach

Entering September, international sports events and national fitness events in Shanghai have exploded one after another, and sports enthusiasts have welcomed a crazy sports weekend, feeling "sweet troubles".

Last week, the central urban area of Shanghai center successively ushered in tall international events, such as the 2023 Shanghai Rowing Open, the 2023 World Snooker Shanghai Masters, and the China Coordinate · City Orienteering Outdoor Challenge; In the suburban areas of Shanghai, a series of national fitness events are also highly sought after by Shanghai residents due to their down-to-earth, distinctive, grassroots, and fun nature.

Playing football in the mud, with a focus on fun and joy

The 2023 Shanghai Urban Amateur League "Songjiang Competition" and the third military civilian mud land integration event in Songjiang District recently concluded at the Songjiang Xinbang Lotus Garden. The event features two events: mud tug of war and mud football, with a total of 8 teams from the stationed troops in Songjiang, fan groups, media, and enterprises participating. The competition is both intense and joyful. While each team is striving to be the first, they are also able to chat with the "cutest people" about the military and civilians, fully embodying the theme of "military love for the people, civilian support for the military, and military civilian unity as one family".

Mud football is known for its fun and joy.

Carrying out sports in mud is loved by the public for its fun. Mud sports is also a new military civilian integration event developed in Songjiang District after military civilian basketball matches. The first event to take place on that day was the mud football event, with eight participating teams taking turns to play. Compared to the rolling ball on the grass, passing in the mud is like floating on the water, and the feeling of the players kicking the ball and the audience on the shore are very different. The observer standing by the goal was splashed with mud due to the player's near goal kick, and shouted to escape amidst the laughter of the crowd. The final representative team of the army won the championship with superior skills, and the runner up and third place were respectively won by the Songjiang Sports and Sports Team and the Tianyi Kungang Team.

Mud tug of war is difficult for athletes to stand firm due to the slippery mud pond, let alone how to exert force. The scene was also full of joy, as some representative teams were dragged across the muddy field by opponents due to their unstable center of gravity. "Mud sports events don't require you to have good sports skills. Players can experience the joy of fighting in the mud and find the most natural state," said Long Duan Baomin, a tug of war referee. The final championship was won by another representative team of the army, with the runner up being the Jintuo Stock Team and the third place being the Security and Inspection Third Squadron.

Mud tug of war tests teamwork.

Sports showcase the military and civilian culture of fish and water.

This competition is jointly organized by the People's Armed Forces Department of Songjiang District, the Shuangyong Office of Songjiang District, the Sports Bureau of Songjiang District, the Veterans Bureau of Songjiang District, and Xinbang Town. While enriching the amateur sports activities of the stationed officers and soldiers in Songjiang, it also builds an interactive platform with club friends.

Playing volleyball on the beach to enrich community sports

The 2023 "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League "Shanghai Citizen Volleyball Festival" Jiading District Juyuan New Area Beach Volleyball Challenge has recently concluded at the Beach Volleyball Stadium of Beishuiwan Sports Park. The competition not only ignites the enthusiasm of citizens for beach sports, but also injects vitality into the beach volleyball culture of the entire Juyuan New Area and even Shanghai through its continuous hosting for five years.

The competition has been held continuously for five years, igniting the enthusiasm of citizens for beach sports.

The level of the contestants is constantly improving.

On the competition field, teams from various scientific research institutes, enterprises and institutions in Juyuan New Area from different fields have made appearances, striving to compete for championship glory. The participating teams demonstrated excellent skills and tacit teamwork, presenting exciting matches to the audience.

With the continuous hosting of competitions and related training, the level of athletes continues to improve, and competition becomes increasingly fierce. In the end, the Shangguang Volleyball Team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics won the championship in the final, and the gold eagle team from Ruijin Hospital won the third place.

In addition to intense competitions, the competition also adds a series of fun interactive activities, allowing participating teams to interact with volleyball stars. As a guest, Bian Yuqian, the image ambassador of the Shanghai Citizen Volleyball Festival, shared her volleyball experiences with everyone and brought a special popularity to the event.

Bian Yuqian, the image ambassador of the Shanghai Citizen Volleyball Festival, shares her insights.

Beach volleyball has been further popularized in the Juyuan New Area of Jiading.

The Juyuan New Area Beach Volleyball Challenge has also incorporated air volleyball into practice, further promoting the popularization of this sport. With the superior beach volleyball field of Beishuiwan Sports Park, air volleyball has developed rapidly in the Juyuan New Area and even Jiading District. The Shanghai Volleyball Association will also officially award the Jiading District Air Volleyball Association the title of "Shanghai Civil Air Volleyball Activity Base" to further develop the Jiading Air Volleyball sport.

This year is the fifth year that Juyuan New Area has partnered with Five Star Sports to hold competitions. In the past five years, the Juyuan New Area Station of the Shanghai Citizen Volleyball Festival has gradually transformed from a volleyball carnival promotion activity to a team formed by internal medicine research institutes and enterprises and institutions in their jurisdiction to participate in the competition. The participating teams are constantly growing and their competitive level is also constantly improving. This year, the organizing committee will give special recognition to the teams who have participated in each challenge competition for the past 5 years.

As the organizer of the Shanghai Citizen Volleyball Festival, Wuxing Sports Media Co., Ltd. has teamed up with Juyuan New Area in Jiading District to further promote the dissemination and popularization of beach volleyball and air volleyball culture, injecting new vitality into volleyball sports.