Teenagers become the main force of summer sports, including rock climbing arenas, football fields, and football
In the scorching summer of August, sports events in Shencheng are in full swing, especially a series of sports suitable for teenagers, allowing children to let go of their arrogance and become the main force of summer sports.
A Record of the Cultivation of the Spider Man on the Rock Wall
Recently, the 2023 "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League Shanghai Climbing Amateur League Baoshan Station was held at the climbing factory of Boxiu Hui Cultural and Creative Park. This competition has two events, men's difficulty and women's difficulty, attracting more than 50 climbing enthusiasts from both inside and outside the area to participate.
As an outdoor sports project that integrates competition, fitness, and entertainment, rock climbing is known as "ballet on steep cliffs". Especially after competitive rock climbing became an official sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it has also gained more and more attention and love in Shanghai. According to incomplete statistics, the current population of rock climbing in Shanghai is approximately between 500000 and 600000, with the largest group being teenagers.
At the age of 12, the early morning is one of the few contestants in the competition who doesn't remember their ranking. According to the rules, he is an athlete who has participated in the climbing competition organized by the China Mountaineering Association and entered the top 16. He only has the qualification to participate and does not record ranking points.
Although at the youngest age, early morning is not inferior to adults in terms of courage and ability. Using both hands and feet, quickly climbing upwards, as we approached the peak position, the 4-minute closing time had already arrived, and we had no choice but to give up in the early morning. "At the beginning of my climb, I was a bit anxious. When my strength was almost exhausted, time was also up. I was originally trying to climb to a higher position."
Because I played rock climbing with my dad once, I quickly became a fan of this sport in the early morning. Although I only practiced once a week, I have persisted for 7 years. My mother in the early hours of the morning said, "In the future, if there is academic pressure, I will put more training during the summer vacation. As long as he likes it, I will certainly support him."
This year is the fifth year of the Shanghai Rock Climbing Amateur League, with a total of seven competitions. Huang Hongqing, Secretary General of the Shanghai Mountaineering Outdoor Sports Association, said, "We hope to bring all rock climbers together, while advocating for points to be earned in competitions, and encouraging more people to join the climbing league."
In recent years, climbing projects in Shanghai have developed rapidly, with 68 commercial climbing sites, making it the city with the largest number in the country. The number of registered young athletes is gradually increasing, with impressive results. At the 2021 National Games, the Shanghai climbing team made remarkable achievements, winning one gold and one silver. Among them, young player Yang Lihao won the men's all-around championship under the age of 16, which was also his first gold medal since climbing became an official competitive event at the National Games. Young general Zhu Xinwen won the runner up in the women's all-around competition under the age of 16. The leading role of outstanding athletes also drives more teenagers to participate in rock climbing sports.
Youth football in the Yangtze River Delta is thriving with youthful vigor
On the green field, youth soars. The 3-day 2023 "Baiyangdian Cup" Yangtze River Delta Youth Football Invitational recently concluded at the Baiyangdian Football Stadium in Yangpu District.
The team of this competition came from three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta, including Shanghai Yangpu, Jiangsu Nantong, Jiangyin, Suzhou, Anhui Mount Huangshan and Zhejiang Zhoushan, with a total of six teams, more than 90 athletes and coaches. A total of 15 highly competitive games were held. In the end, Shanghai Yangpu Youth Team won the championship, while Jiangsu Nantong Youth Team and Jiangsu Jiangyin Youth Team won the runner up and third place respectively.
To help Shanghai build a youth football elite training base and cultivate football reserve talents, Yangpu District cultivates a youth football elite training base and a children's football competition brand - the "Baiyangdian Cup" Yangtze River Delta Youth Football Invitational. The competition aims to assist in the integration of sports in the Yangtze River Delta region, build a bridge connecting the development of youth training and characteristic brand competitions, explore the establishment of a stable, long-term, and multi-level youth league system, build an exchange platform for football youth from all over the country, stimulate their sports potential, improve their competitive level, and continuously optimize and improve the system and mechanism of joint competitions in the Yangtze River Delta region, further promoting the high-quality development of Yangpu football youth training.
According to the organizer, in the process of integrated sports development in the Yangtze River Delta, opportunities for football exchanges are gradually increasing, and various regions can use this exchange opportunity to learn from each other and make progress together.
