On the morning of January 26, the 2024 2nd Suzhou "Taihu Cup" National Youth Football Invitational Tournament was grandly opened at the Taihu Football Sports Center.
Cheng Xu, Director of the Office of the National Leading Group for the Development of Key Cities of the Chinese Football Association, Que Mingqing, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Suzhou Sports Bureau, Wang Tao, Chairman of the Trade Union and Third-level Researcher of the Suzhou Education Bureau, Lu Weimin, Member of the Party Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Suzhou Taihu National Tourism Resort, and Jiang Xiaoping, Secretary-General of the Suzhou Football Association, attended the opening ceremony and jointly launched the second "Taihu Cup".
At 8:30 a.m., in the solemn national anthem, the second session of the Suzhou "Taihu Cup" ushered in the opening ceremony, Suzhou Municipal Sports Bureau Director Que Mingqing to the participating athletes, coaches and referees from all over the country to extend a warm welcome! He said that the holding of the second "Taihu Cup" is the implementation of this year's national youth winter training mobilization meeting specific measures, but also for the elite teams at all levels to build a platform for competitive exchanges, the holding of football events and the construction of the football youth training system to promote Suzhou to build a city sports business card.
▲ The athlete took the oath on behalf of Wang Juan
▲The referee took the oath on behalf of Shi Chengmin
The competition is guided by the Chinese Football Association, Jiangsu Football Association, Suzhou Sports Bureau, Suzhou Education Bureau, Suzhou Taihu National Tourism Resort Management Committee, and hosted by Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Center. Strengthen exchanges, promote the continuous improvement of the level of national youth football competition, and contribute to the cultivation of Chinese football reserve talents.
At the pre-match joint meeting, Yu Yijun, vice chairman of the Suzhou Football Association and director of the competition committee, extended a warm welcome to the teams from afar! Wang Jianjun, chairman of the board of directors of the Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Center and executive director of the competition, emphasized the precautions in the game and hoped that everyone would compete and communicate under the premise of health and safety. Shi Xiang, an international referee and chief referee of this event, and Li Lei and Xu Wei, deputy chief referees of this event, together with all referees and coaches, held a technical meeting to complete the pre-game work such as drawing lots and grouping, clothing checking, etc.
A total of 65 teams consisting of more than 1,220 players and 180 coaches will complete 219 matches in seven days and compete for seven categories. Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Center, as the organizer, will serve the event meticulously and efficiently under the guidance of relevant departments, ensure the smooth progress of the game in an all-round way, and create a good competition environment for the new football stars.
During this event, everyone is welcome to come to the scene to watch the game on the premise of consciously abiding by the guidance, or watch the event information, live broadcast, and highlights through the official WeChat public platform and video account of "Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Center"!
Content source: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Center