Mengbao Table Tennis, Twin Towers Climbing, College Esports, Physical Fitness Tournament... Shanghai citizens move up to welcome the Asian Games
This past weekend, the 2023 "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League has seen a series of exciting events and events. In less than a week, the Hangzhou Asian Games will open - a Shanghai amateur player will take the lead in the Asian Games Table Tennis Open; The "Battle of Putuo" Global Port Twin Towers Climbing Competition kicked off the Shanghai Citizen Climbing Competition; The newly launched "Yundong Yangpu · Show Out" university alliance series competition staged the final of esports; The Baoshan Station of the Shanghai Physical Fitness Competition, known as "ZhanFUN Baoshan Enjoying Vitality," has become a hot topic, with a special children's group set up.
A family arena
On September 16th, the Xinmin Evening News Red Double Happiness Cup welcomed the opening of the Asian Games Table Tennis Open at the Shanghai Sports Palace.
According to the organizers, in response to the call of table tennis enthusiasts, this open table tennis tournament was specially planned and held to welcome the opening of the Hangzhou Asian Games. The competition is divided into 9 groups, with participants including both folk experts and professional athletes, of all ages and genders, gathered here.
8-year-old Xie Zhiheng has no stage fright at all. As one of the youngest male players in the competition, he has unique memories of this field.
Xie Zhiheng swung his hand.
Xie Zhiheng's father, Xie Guoqun, was also a "table tennis boy". In 1990, the Asian Games were held in Beijing, and the Taiwanese youth table tennis team visited the mainland, becoming the first Taiwanese sports team to visit the mainland after 1949. Among the team members was 14-year-old Xie Guoqun. Later, under the arrangement of his father, Xie Guoqun went to Shanghai to study and play basketball, and he was also a teammate with Wang Liqin. Nowadays, Xie Guoqun's three children have all embarked on the path of table tennis. Xie Zhiheng has two older sisters, both of whom participated in amateur table tennis competitions in Shanghai earlier. Starting from training with a bottle in his mouth, Xie Zhiheng finally stepped onto his own field.
Studying sports may not necessarily lead to becoming a professional athlete in the end. Xie Guoqun can best appreciate the driving force that table tennis brings to his struggle and progress, and taste the taste of success and failure, both of which are precious treasures. Xie Guoqun's original intention was to encourage his children to choose a sports activity to strengthen their physical fitness. As for choosing table tennis, he jokingly stated that it was his father's "selfishness", "so that I can have a common language with the children. Indeed, after playing table tennis, their eyesight has also improved."
Wang Liqin, President of the Shanghai Table Tennis Association, introduced, "After the Xinmin Evening News Red Double Happiness Cup team competition was held in the first half of this year, many players expressed their hope for more playing opportunities. We listened to everyone's suggestions, added more diverse content, and innovated the competition system, so this time we have specially established a men's and women's singles event."
Citizens climb high with all their might and strive upwards
On September 16, 2023, the first stop of the "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League Shanghai Citizen Climbing Competition, the "Battle of Putuo" Global Port Twin Towers Climbing Competition, was held at Global Port.
Shanghai Global Port integrates three major functions of commerce, tourism, and culture, and is the largest shopping center in the central urban area. Its vertical height is about 248 meters, with a total of 47 floors and 1400 steps. As the flagship event of the 2023 "Battle of Putuo" commercial district competition season, this competition features twin tower racing as the highlight, using chip timing to set up individual and team groups, with individual group players climbing Tower B of the Global Port; The team racing team will compete in groups of four, climbing Tower A of the Global Port and launching attacks on the top floors of the twin towers.
On the occasion of the opening of the Shanghai Tourism Festival, the Putuo Global Port was unveiled. With the power of vertical upward movement, the city coordinates were illuminated. This competition attracted more than 300 vertical climbers, sports enthusiasts, and elite white-collar workers to participate. The plaza outside the Globeport is even more lively. More than 1000 citizens participated in the Decathlon Cup cycling environmental protection carnival to experience the joy of sports together in a fun experience, public welfare and environmental protection way. The second-hand bicycle market and clothing recycling activities also attracted many participants, advocating the recycling of resources.
In the end, the Eagle Battle won the team championship with a total time of 25 minutes and 13 seconds, He Liangliang won the men's championship with a time of 4 minutes and 40 seconds, and Le Qinghua won the women's championship with a time of 5 minutes and 24 seconds.
The Shanghai Citizen Climbing Competition, as a brand sports event of the Shanghai Urban Amateur League, has teamed up with multiple districts and landmark buildings this year to upgrade the competition, encourage more citizens and social elites to pay attention to healthy lifestyles, challenge themselves, pursue excellence, and interpret the spirit of "health, unity, and hard work" through actions. It is reported that this year's competition will also gradually enter places such as Baiyulan Building in Hongkou District, Jinmao Building in Pudong New Area, and Sheshan National Forest Park in Songjiang District.
Building a Healthy Esports Ecology
On September 17th, 2023, the final of the "Yundong Yangpu · Show Out" College Alliance Series of the "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League was held at the Perfect World Esports Center in Yangpu District.
On September 9-10, after multiple rounds of competition, the Alamos team from Fudan University and the Tongji Elementary School team from Tongji University entered the finals. The third place match was played by the Fake Clan team from Shanghai Electric Power University against the SUFE GAMING team from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. In the end, the Alamos team from Fudan University won the championship, the Tongji Elementary School team from Tongji University won the runner up, and the Fake Clan team from Shanghai Electric Power University won third place.
This competition invited students from Yangpu University, who belong to the Perfect World University Esports Society, to watch the competition offline. The Perfect World University Esports Society, as an important part of the Perfect World National Esports System, aims to promote the development of campus esports, build a healthy esports ecosystem, create a youthful communication platform for users who love esports, and provide comprehensive support for spontaneous competitions, club training, and talent incubation.
It is reported that the Yangpu District University Alliance Series, as a new section of the 2023 National Fitness Series, is not only a practice of the concept of "three zone linkage and integrated development", but also a key brand series of events to be built in the future. It will combine the characteristics of young and highly educated universities to carry out various forms of fashionable and interesting sports activities, enrich the leisure life of university students, promote sports spirit, and inherit sports culture.
Street fitness competition
On September 17th, 2023, the "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League "Battle FUN Baoshan and Enjoy Vitality" Shanghai Physical Fitness Competition Baoshan Station kicked off. More than 200 players gathered at Baoshan Wanda Plaza to participate in this ultimate street physical fitness challenge.
The Shanghai Physical Fitness Competition has always been committed to creating a platform for public participation in sports events. Through a new transformation and design of the competition content, it perfectly integrates comprehensive physical fitness and skill challenges. This competition has undergone a new upgrade compared to the past. While maintaining the original main competition, a special children's group competition has been added, and the comprehensive physical fitness content is also more diversified. It is linked with the shopping mall, and four individual check-in points are set up inside the mall. The challenge and fun of the challenge solving stage make the atmosphere on site lively.
This competition sets different difficulty levels according to different groups, and the entire competition fully tests the explosive power and endurance of the participants. By continuously improving the competitive requirements of the competition, not only can participants achieve the ultimate competitive experience in the competition of strength and speed, but also to a certain extent, the viewing value of the competition has been enhanced.
Physical fitness is the foundation of all sports and an important way for citizens to enhance their physical fitness and health. Shanghai, as a city with a leading population of physical fitness enthusiasts, is also continuously providing citizens with nationwide participation in physical fitness events and improving the urban physical fitness industry chain.
