Original title: The 2024 China Employees Badminton League Finals opens
Workers’ Daily Client, October 18 (Workers’ Daily-China Industry Network reporter Zhu Yanan) On the morning of October 18, the “Jianglangshan-Workers Cup” 2024 China Employees Badminton League Finals was held in Li Ning, Jiangshan Hushan Sports Park, Zhejiang Province The sports park starts. This is the second consecutive year that this event has settled in Jiangshan, the “hometown of badminton.”
The “Chinese Employees Badminton League” is a national employee badminton brand event founded by the China Enterprise Sports Association. It is organized for employee badminton enthusiasts in enterprises and institutions from all walks of life. It has received support from sports associations in various industries across the country, large enterprises and institutions, and enthusiasts. Positive response from the club. In this finals, nearly 300 employee badminton enthusiasts from electric power, electronics, aviation, railway, petroleum, finance, public security, film and television and other industries gathered from all over the country to compete and exchange ideas in the three-day competition. , jointly compete for the annual highest honor of Chinese employee badminton.
The finals are co-sponsored by the China Enterprise Sports Association and the Jiangshan Municipal People’s Government. The Chinese Badminton Association and the Zhejiang Badminton Association serve as guidance and support units respectively. The Jiangshan Municipal Sports Bureau, the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, the Hecun Town People’s Government, and Jiangshan Culture and Tourism Group are co-organizers. .
Badminton is Jiangshan’s advantageous and characteristic industry. Its product sales account for more than 50% of the country’s sales and are exported to overseas markets. It is known as the “Hometown of Badminton”. At the same time, the badminton atmosphere here is very strong and the venue conditions are excellent. Last year, the first China Employees Badminton League Finals was held here, which was widely praised by all participating units.
Mao Shufeng, deputy mayor of Jiangshan City, said in his speech: “Jiangshan City attaches great importance to the development of sports and has always aimed to create a ‘sports country and a blessed land for sports’. Relying on a good industrial foundation and a mass sports atmosphere, Jiangshan has successfully hosted national sports events. It has held more than 130 major events such as the New Year Climbing Fitness Conference and the National Weightlifting Championships, and held dozens of large-scale badminton events. It has won the National Outstanding Organization Award for National Fitness Activities for 12 consecutive years, and has been awarded the National Advanced Unit of Mass Sports 4 times. By undertaking the China Employees Badminton League Finals again, we aim to work with the China Enterprise Sports Association to create a national employee badminton event and contribute to the cause of employee sports.”
After the opening ceremony, badminton stars Bao Chunlai and Wang Lin had discussions and exchanges with the participating team members. Later, they and the guests visited the local badminton school Hecun No. 1 Primary School. There, they interacted cordially with the primary school players and guided the training. The atmosphere was cheerful and warm. Afterwards, the guests went to Jiangshan Hangyu Sports Products Co., Ltd. and observed the whole process of badminton production with great interest.
The finals include a total of 14 events including youth and middle-aged mixed teams, men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, men’s and women’s mixed doubles, and guest group men’s doubles and mixed doubles. All competitions will end on October 20.
As the saying goes, “masters are among the people”, employee badminton is a hidden dragon and crouching tiger. The competition is exciting and climaxing. The sounds of hitting, shouts and applauses come and go, showing the sportsmanship and spiritual outlook of the employee players.
Fu Dixiong, the defending champion of the men’s singles in the youth group and a player from the China Aviation Sports Association, said: “The level of players this time is higher than the last time. I have to overcome my impatience and mistakes during the competition and take my time step by step.” During games, Fu Dixiong also serves as a coach. When there are no games, he sits on the sidelines and provides guidance and suggestions to the players from time to time. “This is a new role for me. It requires frequent switching between two identities. It is very challenging for me and I will encounter problems. I will slowly think about improvements.”
Wang Dong, team leader of the China Electric Power Sports Association, said: “We are a joint team composed of China Datang Group Corporation, State Grid, China Energy Construction and China Southern Power Grid. We have registered for all competitions. We would like to thank the China Electric Power Sports Association and the Jiangshan Municipal Government for the power We provide a platform for employees to showcase their talents, hoping to achieve outstanding results while showing the style of our electric power employees.”
This event is a “China Employee Sports A-level event” certified by the China Enterprise Sports Association. Participating teams and players will receive event points and employee athlete qualifications awarded by the China Enterprise Sports Association based on their competition results (relevant information will be released on the official APP of the China Enterprise Sports Association “Yidong Sports”).
The opening ceremony was also accompanied by the Fifth Jiangshan Workers’ Games. It is reported that the Workers’ Games is one of Jiangshan’s series of theme sports games. This year’s games include tug-of-war, table tennis, badminton, air volleyball, relay (fun), rope skipping, mountain climbing, strength, Chinese chess, go, and national physical exercise standards. Nearly a thousand athletes from nearly 20 companies participated in twelve competition events including test matches and pickleball.
