On June 22~23, the 2024 Guangzhou Youth Speed Skating Championship of China Sports Lottery was held at the roller skating rink of Guangzhou University Town Sports Center. The Panyu District Roller Skating Team, based on the Shiqiao Roller Skating Team, sent 82 athletes to compete in the competition, winning 11 golds, 8 silvers and 11 bronzes, with a total team score of 483 points, and the total number of gold medals and the total team score ranked first among the participating teams.
Panyu players in roller skating
Panyu District roller skating team at the award ceremony
Hosted by the Guangzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, a total of 227 young speed skating athletes from 11 districts of Guangzhou competed on the same field, with the number of participants increasing by 24% compared to last year. The event consists of 8 groups of men's and women's groups A, B, C and D, with 3 sub-events: 500m + D time trial, 1000m time trial and 10000m point knockout race, with a total of 22 individual events. During the competition, the sun was scorching and the sky was clear, but no matter how hot the weather was, it couldn't suppress the enthusiasm of everyone. The audience cheered and cheered, and the players brought wonderful duels to the audience with their vigorous posture, superb skills and amazing perseverance, showing the unique passion and charm of roller skating. Not long ago, the members of the Panyu District Roller Skating Team, who had just participated in the 2024 National Youth Roller Skating Club (Tianjin Station) and won 4 gold medals, traveled lightly this time, played a very high level, achieved a great victory, and continued to polish the golden signboard of "National Roller Skating Township" in Shiqiao Street, Panyu District.
At the same time, the 2024 Guangzhou Youth Rock Climbing Championships, which was "fused" due to heavy rainstorms, also restarted on June 22, with a total of 97 athletes from 10 districts of Guangzhou once again gathering in Guangzhou University Town to stage "Fast and Furious" on the rock wall, and 21 individual gold medals were decided in the two-day schedule. The Panyu District Rock Climbing Team organized 26 athletes to participate in the competition, winning 3 golds, 5 silvers and 5 bronzes, with a total team score of 212 points.
Players from Panyu District in a rock climbing competition
The relevant person in charge of the Panyu District Culture, Radio, Tourism and Sports Bureau said that Panyu District strives to successfully complete the task of participating in the 2024 Guangzhou Youth Championship, effectively do a good job in the organization of various participating sports, promote training with competitions, cultivate more reserve talents for Panyu competitive sports, and lay a solid foundation for participating in the 19th Guangzhou Youth Games next year.
Text and photo: Panyu financial media reporter Pan Weixuan correspondent Fan Ti Xun