Skipping rope, billiards, intellectual sports... Shanghai Youth Competition Drama: Table Tennis | Youth | Shanghai
As summer vacation draws to a close, Shanghai's youth competitions have recently reached a small climax. Skipping rope, billiards, intellectual sports, and a variety of other activities also reflect the flourishing development of interest oriented youth sports.
Yangpu Binjiang competes for the "Leaping Star"
Along the riverside of Yangpu, accompanied by the sound of waves and the cool breeze, 133 young rope skipping masters gathered here. The 2023 "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League Charming Yangpu · Show off "Jumping Star" Sports Carnival Jumping Rope League Finals have kicked off.
"Jumping Star" is a jump rope sports event IP specially designed for teenagers, targeting teenagers aged 4-16. After years of cultivation, it has covered tens of thousands of young jump rope enthusiasts in more than 10 cities across the country.
With the rapid development of campus sports, traditional skipping rope events have demonstrated a new style. Among them, events such as single shake jump, interval cross jump, double shake jump, and personal figure jump are quite popular. 133 "little rope boys" on site gave their all and repeatedly achieved good results. The integration of elements such as music, strength, gymnastics, and dance has brought a lot of popularity to the competition venue, and the good sports atmosphere has also received applause and attention from the citizens.
In addition to the competition results themselves, many parents are more willing to bring their children to experience the sports atmosphere on site - whether it is the performance brought by the jumping rope team or the luxurious lineup of national level judges, the final of the "Jumping Star" can be said to be exciting and diverse.
The constantly emerging "Easter eggs" on site are also very attractive. Not only can intelligent sports equipment be used to monitor body values, but also live interactions with jump rope champions from around the world. Australian jump rope champion Luke said, "Last month, I just participated in the 2023 jump rope world championship. This month, I came to China without stopping to exchange jump rope culture. This competition by the Huangpu River can reflect the level of Chinese youth."
Jumping rope, as a mass sports event originating from China, has become a bridge connecting different cultures due to its good fitness effect, strong social attributes, and large number of participants. In recent years, Shanghai has responded to the development of the times, actively promoted and popularized the science of skipping rope, strengthened the empowerment of youth sports event IPs, and continuously expanded the population of skipping rope sports.
National Billiards Youth Gather in Shencheng
The 14th National Youth American Billiards Championship of 2023, titled "Shangshi International · Fengyu Building Cup", recently opened at the Puwei Billiards Hall for youth. 126 young billiards experts from 13 provinces, cities, and 76 schools across the country gathered in Shencheng to compete for the annual American billiards championship. As part of the 2023 "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League, the 24th Shanghai Youth Billiards Championships and the first Yangtze River Delta Youth Billiards Open have also made brilliant appearances. During the eight day period from August 15th to August 22nd, from Shanghai to the Yangtze River Delta, and from the Yangtze River Delta to the whole country, three high-quality youth billiards matches were held, with "you sing and I will appear", which can be said to be a series of good performances.
The annual National Junior American Billiards Championships is a traditional event held in Shanghai for over 20 years. Due to special reasons, the event was interrupted for three years. With the joint efforts of all parties, it was successfully restarted this year and received positive responses from young players, their parents, and schools across the country. The registration of players was very enthusiastic. The competition consists of five categories: men's youth group American 9-ball individual competition, men's youth group Poole 8-ball individual competition, women's group American 9-ball individual competition, women's group Poole 8-ball individual competition, and elementary school group fun 8 ball individual competition, which is the highest in history. The competition lasted for three days, and after three years, a new generation of American billiards "Youth King" and "Youth King" was born again.
Prior to this, the 2023 Shanghai Youth American Billiards Championship had just come to an end. This competition has been held for 24 consecutive sessions, providing the most fundamental platform for the development of Chinese billiards and attracting a large number of talents. It is worth noting that this year's competition has taken innovative measures. Champion players from each category can be directly selected for the Shanghai Youth Billiards Team, and the association will establish the Shanghai Youth Billiards Super League in the second half of the year based on this competition, thereby further improving the sustainability and competitiveness of Shanghai Youth Billiards.
The first Yangtze River Delta Youth Billiards Open is a specific practice of the Shanghai Billiards Association in implementing the integrated development strategy of the Yangtze River Delta, actively exploring new models of youth work in the new era and situation, and has a positive significance for the development of youth billiards.
The successful hosting of the three competitions has received strong support from all sectors of society. It is worth mentioning that the International Department of Shanghai Experimental School has won the title of Shanghai and the national youth competition for seven consecutive years. The relevant person in charge stated that billiards is a great puzzle activity that is both competitive and fun. It is beneficial for the personalized and diverse development of students, and has effectively driven the vigorous development of campus billiards. Billiards has become a part of the Shanghai International Physical Education curriculum and has received unanimous praise from parents.
In recent years, the Putuo District Sports Bureau of Shanghai has actively cooperated with the Shanghai Billiards Association, first landing at the Putuo District Training Base, and then jointly hosting the first Shanghai Billiards Open Night Fashion Tournament. In the future, it will also host the Shanghai Billiards Open Tournament for new employment groups. Multiple billiards events have settled in Putuo District, which not only effectively promoted the development of Shanghai billiards, but also further promoted the development of sports in Putuo District.
The whole family will participate in the intellectual sports meeting
The 2023 "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League "Yundong Yangpu · Show Out" Intelligent Sports Games were recently held. The competition lasted for two days, with the Pujiang Cross Strait Chess Tournament and the Happy Bridge Parent Child Tournament held respectively.
The two teams in the chess competition are respectively represented by the Yangpu District Chess Association and the Pudong New Area Chess Association as the Puxi and Pudong teams, recruiting amateur chess players to form teams and exchange ideas with each other. In addition to the main competition, there are also residual game solutions and chess robot experiences. In addition to the competition, everyone can crack the game together, challenge artificial intelligence, and enjoy playing chess. Participants in the bridge parent-child competition partner in various forms such as mother and son, uncle and nephew, using bridge as a bridge and parent-child cooperation, making fitness activities more interesting and creative, helping to enhance parent-child relationships, promote family education, and cultivate family values.
In recent years, the Yangpu District Sports Bureau has integrated regional event resources, unleashed market vitality, and focused on building a regional national fitness event brand - the "Yundong Yangpu · Show" national fitness event system, further expanding the platform effect. As a sport with a strong public foundation and popular among citizens, intellectual sports can increase public participation, expand brand influence, innovate competition models, and further promote the development of regional characteristic competitions by conducting chess and card competitions.
