The 10th "Peace Cup" International Youth Football Invitational Tournament concluded in Shenyang
2024-08-18
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Shenyang, August 17 (China News Service) (Li Xuan) The 10th "Peace Cup" International Youth Football Invitational Tournament closed in Shenyang on the evening of August 17. More than 6,000 athletes from all over the world played more than 800 exciting games in 10 days.
The 10th "Peace Cup" International Youth Football Invitational Tournament closed in Shenyang on the evening of the 17th. Photo by Li Xuan
In recent years, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province has used the "Peace Cup" International Youth Football Invitational Tournament as a fulcrum to continuously improve the level of reform and development of football and the football industry, and has formed a profound football foundation.
Song Li, director of the Shenyang Sports Bureau, said that the "Peace Cup" International Youth Football Invitational Tournament has been successfully held for nine sessions since its inception in 2015, with participating teams from 23 countries and more than 20,000 young players gathering in Shenyang to share the football event. The scale of the event has gradually expanded, the quality has continued to improve, and the influence has become increasingly widespread.
"The number of participants and competition groups in this tournament are the highest in history." Song Li said that the 10th "Peace Cup" has 11 groups from U6 to U13, U15 to U17, with a total of 406 participating teams, including 32 international teams from 11 countries including the United States, New Zealand, Russia, and Japan.
The 10th "Peace Cup" International Youth Football Invitational Tournament closed in Shenyang on the evening of the 17th. The picture shows the award ceremony. Photo by Li Xuan
The Russian Dynamo Blagoveshchensk team, which entered the "Peace Cup" for the first time, won the U12 group championship. Players from the Korean Youth Football Federation won the U10 group championship and runner-up. The local team Shenyang Big Ball Center U13 Red Team won the U13 group championship. They crossed borders and made friends through football. The "Peace Cup" not only improved the players' football skills, but also allowed them to gain precious friendships and memories.
During the competition, the organizers also presented Shenyang cultural and tourism maps to the participating players, set up a cultural and creative market around the stadium, and invited the participating teams to visit the beautiful scenery, taste delicious food, experience Chinese traditional culture, and show the humanistic charm of the event. (End)
