On April 12, the 2024 Wuzhishan City's 2nd "Tonglin Holiday • Laozhou Cup" Football Match and the 8th China Staff Football League Hainan Grassroots Match were grandly held. At this moment full of expectations, Chen Guoliang, Deputy Secretary of the Wuzhishan Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of the Municipal Government, Dai Luqiang, Executive Vice Chairman of the China Enterprise Sports Association, Shen Xiangfu, a famous Chinese football player, Li Bin, Director of the Athletic Sports Division of the Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, and other leading guests gathered together to witness the opening of this Hainan football event.
The event attracted 24 teams from cities and counties in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan provinces, and nearly 1,000 coaches and athletes participated. The competition is divided into two stages: group stage and knockout stage, with a total prize fund of 242,000 yuan. More than 50 games will be held in the Affiliated Middle School of Tropical Ocean College and Nongken Experimental Middle School in Wuzhishan City, where fans and friends can watch the games for free, and the event will also be broadcast live online. In addition, the organizers also carefully planned a series of colorful surrounding cultural and tourism activities to promote the in-depth integration and development of culture, sports and tourism.
At the opening ceremony, the drumming performance of "Love My China" was magnificent, showing the strong feelings of family and country, the song and dance performance of "Splendid Li Miao" led the audience into the unique world of Li and Miao customs in Wuzhishan City, and felt the unique charm of Hainan's ethnic minority culture, and the lion dance performance of "Dragon and Tiger Leap" heralded the start of the splendid football game.
Subsequently, the Wuzhishan City team and the Zibo home team of the China Championship team played a wonderful exhibition match, and the atmosphere was warm, which laid a fierce and friendly atmosphere for the whole event.
It is worth mentioning that the design of the trophy is unique, and the main body of the trophy is Wuzhi Mountain, which is surrounded by auspicious clouds, and the football is held up on it, which fully reflects the concept of Wuzhishan City's adherence to cultural and plastic tourism and cultural tourism, and symbolizes the passion, unity and enthusiasm of the "Laozhou Cup" event. The base of the trophy is integrated with the image of Hercules, which has clear muscle lines and firm eyes, implying the strength and determination of the "Laozhou Mansion" brand event and inspiring people to pursue their dreams bravely.
Mayor Chen Guoliang said that in recent years, Wuzhishan City has been committed to building a "sports tourism demonstration area", and has fully demonstrated the rich and unique sports tourism resources of Wuzhishan by holding a series of sports events such as the "Laozhou Cup" Football Invitational Tournament, the International Egg Breaking Classic, the China Free Fighting Club Super League, and the 14th Round-the-Island Cycling Race. These events not only enhance the image of Wuzhishan city, but also highlight the broad prospects of Wuzhishan for the development of sports tourism industry.
The tournament was carefully guided by the Group Department of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Football Association, and the Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports, and co-sponsored by the Wuzhishan Municipal People's Government and the China Enterprise Sports Association.