Playing games, playing games, listening to basketball legends telling stories of struggle... The basketball festival for Shanghai citizens is here again! City | Basketball | Story
It's the hot summer again, and basketball dreams can't stop. The annual festival of basketball lovers in Shanghai is coming again!
On the afternoon of July 8, the opening ceremony of the 2023 "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai City Amateur League Citizen Basketball Festival and the opening ceremony of the first Shanghai Family Basketball Culture week Putuo District Basketball Association Youth Basketball training Camp was held at Shanghai Ansheng School. From now on to November, a number of theme events to be held in Shanghai Citizen Basketball Festival will also be announced on the same day.
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As one of the activities of this year's Shanghai Citizen Basketball Festival, the first Shanghai Family Basketball Culture Week will last for a week and will be divided into several sections, including: Shanghai Basketball Celebrity Lecture Hall, Parent-Child Basketball Vitality Party, Parent-Child Family Fitness Test Experience, Children's Basketball Friendly Match and Youth Basketball Training Camp. The purpose of the activity is to help create a basketball atmosphere in Shanghai families, pay attention to the sports health of children and the basketball dreams of the new generation, and explore the infinite possibilities of basketball teenagers.
Shanghai is one of the starting places of Chinese basketball, leaving many glorious moments in the history of Chinese basketball. Shanghai basketball has been passed down from generation to generation, and there are many talents. It is inseparable from generations of outstanding basketball players. Among them, there are professional players who have won glory for the city and even the country. There are also many grassroots talents who popularize basketball and pass on basketball culture among the people. The Shanghai Basketball Celebrity Lecture Hall invited Cong Xuedi, a member of the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame, Meng Lingyuan, a former Shanghai men's basketball player, and Zhuang Ningyu, a senior basketball commentator of Five Star Sports.
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"The sport of basketball is not just a competition. In the sport of basketball, there is a spirit of striving for excellence, and there is also a language of the times of equal communication and peaceful coexistence. It is the common human value of pursuing 'faster, higher, stronger-more unity'. Basketball can make you a better version of yourself ......" The speakers combined their own experiences and understanding of the basketball festival, it gave a vivid lesson to nearly 100 basketball teenagers.
Cong Xuedi, who is only 1.66 meters tall, is a former core player of the Chinese women's basketball team. As a small man, she has made great achievements-she holds 1 silver and 1 bronze in the Olympic Games, her indomitable will, her unremitting pursuit of the perfect ball skill, and her feelings of "sacrificing the ego and achieving the big self" are full of heroic color. "Director Cong has never given up lightly because of the lack of congenital conditions, it overturns the stereotype that short people can't play basketball well. For children, this is the power of example." A parent in the audience said;
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Illustrated: The Shanghai Basketball Celebrity Lecture Hall invited a member of the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame, Cong Xuedi.
Meng Lingyuan is a player that Shanghai fans particularly like. In the player era, his height, skill, and speed are not outstanding, but he is not afraid of hardship, not afraid of tiredness, and his hard work and blood on the field. It has become the reason why many fans like him. In the lecture hall, Meng Lingyuan shared with the children the story of how he overcame adversity and found his own value when his career was at a low ebb. Zhuang Ningyu expressed that participating in basketball is beneficial to children's future life and work. "Basketball is a team sport, which can cultivate children's collective consciousness and team consciousness. I feel a lot of buddy love, are produced through playing basketball. Children can find good friends through basketball."
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Picture: Former Shanghai men's basketball player Meng Lingyuan is telling children his story with basketball.
The Citizen Basketball Festival hopes to bring the purest basketball education to the majority of young basketball enthusiasts through this form, so that they and every basketball family can truly understand the spirit of basketball and feel the charm of basketball culture. It is worth mentioning that these "lecturers" were also awarded the commemorative certificate of "Shanghai Citizen Basketball Festival Promotion Ambassador" on the same day, along with Lu Feng, a famous Chinese street ball player, and Shanghai Rezhi Sports, a well-known youth basketball training institution in Shanghai.
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In addition to the first Shanghai Family Basketball Culture Week, other thematic activities of the 2023 Citizen Basketball Festival were also announced one by one on the same day-offline, the "National Star" weekend three-person grassroots challenge competition in August will be the main line; Online, we will make full use of self-media platforms and online channels, and enrich the online interaction and dissemination content of the Citizen Basketball Festival through activities such as online selection and video shop exploration, plan the online selection of "Shanghai TOP10 Your Favorite Basketball Courts" in September and the basketball treasure around you in October-the 15-minute public basketball circle shop operation.
Since its establishment in 2016, the Shanghai City Amateur League Citizen Basketball Festival has been successfully held for 7 times. The level of competitive basketball, the inheritance of basketball culture, and the cultivation of the mass foundation, these together determine the level of basketball development in a city. The Shanghai Citizen Basketball Festival plays a very active role in promoting the development of Shanghai basketball, promoting and spreading basketball culture, and letting the general public feel the fun and charm of basketball. The success of the Shanghai Citizen Basketball Festival is also inseparable from the strong support of partners. This basketball festival has received strong support from Putuo District Basketball Association, Arthur Trading Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Ansheng School. ASICS Arthur has been adhering to the concept of "a sound spirit lies in a strong physique" for many years, and is committed to carrying out youth sports activities, promoting the integration of sports and education, and helping the development of all-excellent young people. This is also in line with Shanghai Ansheng School. The school philosophy coincides.
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Arthas Trading Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Ansheng School have been awarded the commemorative plaque for the Shanghai Citizen Basketball Festival partner.
The 2023 "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai City Amateur League Citizen Basketball Festival is hosted by Shanghai Sports Bureau and Shanghai Sports Federation, and jointly organized by Shanghai Social Sports Management Center, Putuo District Sports Bureau, and Jiefang Newspaper Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
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Image: Xu Beibei, Deputy Editor in Chief of Liberation Daily, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Citizen Basketball Festival.
Picture: Cao Jian, Vice President of Shanghai Basketball Association, and Dai Fuqi, President of Putuo District Basketball Association, unveiled the customized jerseys for the first Shanghai Family Basketball Culture Week of Shanghai Citizen Basketball Festival and Putuo District Basketball Association Youth Basketball Training Camp.
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