Today (August 8) is the 16th "National Fitness Day" in mainland China, and this year's theme is "National Fitness and the Olympics". In the afternoon, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Chongming District "National Fitness Day" and "Sports Publicity Week" activities and the 2024 Chongming District Square Dance Competition were held in the district gymnasium.
At the launching ceremony, representatives of athletes and referees swore an oath successively, promising to uphold the sportsmanship of fairness, justice and hard work to bring a wonderful sports feast to the audience.
In the square dance competition after the opening ceremony, 17 teams competed on the same stage with music. The team members were dressed in brightly colored uniforms, all of them were energetic and calm, showing a healthy and high-spirited spirit to the public. "Today I brought 16 aunties to participate in the competition, and I hope we can get better and better in this competition." The representative of Hengsha athletes said.
It is understood that this year's "National Fitness Day" activity, Chongming has taken the form of district and town linkage, and each township has carried out small-scale and diverse national fitness activities in combination with the actual situation, showing the charm of national fitness in multiple dimensions, and creating a strong atmosphere for the whole society to attach importance to sports, support sports, and participate in sports.
Next, the District Sports Bureau will further increase the supply of sports events, and vividly show the new look and achievements of Chongming's national fitness public service system with rich activities to benefit the people, interesting fitness projects, and fierce professional events.
Reporter: Yang Yichen; Photo: Zhang Zhihao
Editor: Jiao Qianqian