Qingma Sports Express under Mainland Horse: On January 23, the Suzhou Equestrian Sports Association held the inaugural meeting of the association, marking that Suzhou equestrian enthusiasts have their own organization and their own homeland, and also marks the opening of a new chapter in the development of Suzhou equestrian sports. Que Mingqing, director of the Suzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, and Li Yong, deputy director of the Suzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, attended the meeting.
After 23 months of active preparation, on September 30, 2021, the Suzhou Equestrian Sports Association was officially established with the approval of the Suzhou Civil Affairs Bureau. Equestrian sports is a long-standing Olympic sport loved by young people. In recent years, Suzhou equestrian sports have gradually heated up, and have held the Municipal Youth Sunshine Sports League Equestrian Competition for Primary and Secondary School Students for three years, and the first Youth Equestrian Competition of the Municipal Games. According to statistics, there are currently more than ten equestrian clubs in Suzhou, and more and more Suzhou teenagers have the opportunity to have close contact with horses and fall in love with equestrian sports.
After the establishment of the association, it worked together with various equestrian clubs to actively promote equestrian projects into the campus. At present, Fenglu Equestrian Club and World Rider Equestrian Club have cooperated with the Affiliated School of XJTLU University and the Chinese School outside Sioux City to include equestrian sports in the school physical education curriculum, and more than 20 schools such as Jinji Lake School in Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou Peking University New Century Shiheng School, Kunshan Experimental Primary School and so on have been carrying out extracurricular training in equestrian sports. In Suzhou, more than 4,000 teenagers love and participate in equestrian sports. More and more young people are joining the big family of equestrian sports, through equestrian sports, cultivating a chivalrous spirit of love, unity and cooperation, facing challenges, and feeling the joy brought by equestrianism.
In addition, suzhou equestrian association also cooperates with various equestrian clubs to actively promote and publicize horse culture through commercial complexes, kindergartens, sports events and other carriers and platforms, actively apply for the mass sports league project of the Municipal Sports Federation, and carry out colorful parent-child equestrian activities to let more families understand equestrian sports. At the first Provincial Youth Equestrian Championships in 2021, the Suzhou Equestrian Team, titled by XJTLU Affiliated School, won 4 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze, and the total number of medals ranked first in Jiangsu Province. At present, the Suzhou Equestrian Team has registered 95 athletes, who are actively preparing for this year's Jiangsu Provincial Games and Provincial Championships.
In this regard, Shen Houfeng, president of the Jiangsu Equestrian Association, commented: "The development momentum of Suzhou equestrian sports is very strong, and it has been at the forefront of Jiangsu, especially in the integration of sports and education, which has received the attention and support of the sports and education departments, and has achieved excellent results. ”
Zhang Jinmin, president of Suzhou Equestrian Sports Association, said: "From May 27 to 31 this year, the Provincial Games Equestrian Competition will be held in Jiangyin Heilan Home Pegasus Water City, with tight time and heavy tasks. We will closely focus on the goal of the three gold medals, scientifically and diligently prepare for the battle, and work together with athletes and parents to work together to overcome difficulties, do a good job in guarantee work, and strive to exceed the provincial games tasks issued by the Municipal Sports Bureau. Zhang Jinmin revealed that in the new year, the association will pay close attention to formulating and introducing this year's youth equestrian competition plan, through equestrian events, so that more teenagers have a stage to show and communicate. It is reported that the association is currently drafting and revising the regulations for the equestrian projects of this year's Suzhou Sunshine Sports League, which will appropriately increase the number of gold medals in pole racing and mobilize the participation of more young equestrian riders.
For the development of the Municipal Equestrian Sports Association, Que Mingqing, director of the Suzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, said: "Equestrianism, as an emerging sport, has opened up a new direction for the development of fashion leisure sports, and hopes that the Suzhou Equestrian Sports Association can give full play to the role of bridges and new opportunities, and 'fast horse and whip' to achieve the new development of Suzhou equestrian sports." ”