On May 5, the five-day 2024 Beijing Youth Badminton Championship ended at the Comprehensive Gymnasium of Beijing Jiaotong University. The competition was sponsored by the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau and the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, and organized by the Beijing Sports Competition Management and International Exchange Center and the Beijing Badminton Association, attracting more than 1,000 young athletes to participate.
There are 14 competition groups for men's and women's U18, U15, U13, U12, U11, U10 and U9, of which the U9 and U10 groups only have singles and doubles events, and the rest of the groups also have mixed doubles events. The competition attracted young players from 16 districts and regions, including Dongcheng District, Xicheng District, Chaoyang District, Haidian District, Fengtai District, Shijingshan District, Mentougou District, Fangshan District, Tongzhou District, Shunyi District, Changping District, Daxing District, Pinggu District, Huairou District, Miyun District, and Jingkai District, showing the good competitive level and high-spirited spirit of the city's young badminton players.
According to Zhou Zhihui, secretary general of the Municipal Badminton Association, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the competition, a lot of preparations have been made in the site selection and schedule of the competition. In addition, after the competition every day, the organizing committee will hold a regular meeting to summarize the day's work and follow-up work arrangements to ensure the smooth flow of information. Li Tie, deputy chief referee, also said that the referee team of this competition is experienced, including 9 national referees, which has created a good competition environment for the competition.
Zhou Zhihui said that badminton has a deep mass foundation in the city, "This event has built a communication platform for the majority of young people, promoted the popularization of badminton in Beijing, and helped young people enhance their physical fitness and fully enjoy the happiness brought by sports." ”