The competition team responded that the Guangdong Primary School Basketball Championship players were questioned about changing their age to the tournament. Contestants
Recently, the 2023 Guangdong Province Primary School Basketball Championship ended. A basketball enthusiast posted award pictures and text on third-party social media, saying that they were shocked by the tournament. The participating players not only looked tall, but also had good skills. "Is this a primary school student? Isn't it a change in age?" The related news has attracted public attention.
On August 15th, staff members of the competition team responded to Upstream News reporters, saying, "It can only be said that they are definitely students who are currently studying."
On site of the 2023 Guangdong Primary School Basketball Championship/ Zhaoqing Release
Upstream news reporters saw from the official "competition regulations" that the competition format is to form teams in ordinary primary schools, with teams sent by the education bureaus of cities at or above the prefecture level to participate. Athlete qualification: Primary school students born on or after September 1, 2010, grades 4 to 6. Students from basketball schools, sports schools, and schools with similar characteristics are not allowed to participate in the competition. Students who take a leave of absence, graduate, or attend remedial classes are not allowed to participate in the competition. Athletes must represent the schools they belong to as displayed in the National Primary and Secondary School Student Registration Information Management System, and are not allowed to participate across schools or groups.
On third-party social media platforms, some people were shocked: "This breakthrough, this pace, this fast attack, this is elementary school? The coordination is also too good! Basketball has developed too quickly in China, and I feel like I'm getting old and can't keep up." Others questioned, "Change the age? The person in the photo is taller than the leaders on both sides of the award ceremony." "Even if you show me my ID card, I don't believe it." Some people were calm: "My child is on the U9 team, and even the skills of the five or six year old children's group cannot match." "My child is a sixth grade male student from my school, who is over 1.7 meters tall."
The 2023 Guangdong Primary School Basketball Championship/ Zhaoqing Release
On the afternoon of August 15th, staff from the organizers of the tournament responded to Upstream News reporters, saying, "This is a competition in the education system, not the sports system. Participating athletes need to verify their academic status and ID cards, and they are all students who are enrolled in ordinary primary schools." The staff emphasized, "Because Guangdong has a relatively high level of basketball, there are many cities with developed basketball sports, where good schools come together and good athletes come together. In addition, it is common for elementary school students to be 1.8 meters and 1.9 meters tall. As for where athletes go for training, it is another matter. It is impossible to measure which basketball club they participate in. If a coach enters the school to teach, how to measure whether they are a professional team?" Student? It's impossible to distinguish! "
Upstream news reporter Feng Shengyong, editor Su Hang, chief editor Dai Yu, reviewer Liao Shuang