Shanghai held the "Cross-Strait Youth Vitality Carnival" for the first time, and Shanghai and Taiwan players "met friends through table tennis"
2024-08-20
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On August 19, the 2024 Shanghai-Taiwan Youth Table Tennis Exchange Tournament, "Playing Table Tennis and Making an Appointment with Youth", kicked off at Qibao Middle School in Minhang District, Shanghai. 20 young players from Taichung Zhongming High School and Changhua County Art High School competed with 20 young players from Shanghai on the same stage, "making friends through table tennis".
As part of the "2024 Cross-Strait Youth Table Tennis Summer Camp", a sub-event of the "2024 Cross-Strait Youth Vitality Carnival", this event also serves as a warm-up for the upcoming carnival.
The scene of the competition. All pictures in this article are provided by the organizer
The Paris Olympics just ended, and young table tennis players from Shanghai and Taiwan are eager to try their hand at friendly exchanges. 12-year-old Shanghai player Xiao Zilin is playing against Taiwanese players for the first time, and hopes to enjoy the competition. She said that her parents are both professional table tennis players, and they brought back some gifts from the Paris Olympics, "I hope to gain friendship and exchange some gifts with Taiwanese children this time." Wang Yunzhu, a player from Changhua, Taiwan, also expressed her love for Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, and is looking forward to competing with Shanghai players.
At the opening ceremony of the event, Wang Liqin, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and Director of the Shanghai Competitive Sports Training Management Center, also came to the scene. As a winner of 17 world championships during his athletic career, Wang Liqin ignited the enthusiasm of young people in Shanghai and Taiwan. Table tennis rackets, table tennis balls, and table tennis jerseys were constantly handed to him for autographs, and he responded one by one. The young people who got what they wanted all had satisfied smiles on their faces.
Wang Liqin signed autographs for the players on the spot.
This year is the first time that Shanghai has held the "2024 Cross-Strait Youth Vitality Carnival". This highly anticipated carnival is co-organized by the Shanghai Cross-Strait Exchange Promotion Association, the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation, the Shanghai Association of Taiwan Compatriots and Investment Enterprises, and the Shanghai Exchange Promotion Center for Taiwan Compatriots and Their Relatives. The opening ceremony of the event will be held on August 23, and the award ceremony will be held on August 25.
This carnival includes 5 sports events "Sports in Shanghai, Integration of Both Sides of the Taiwan Strait", 3 cultural events "Diverse Shanghai, Common Chinese Origin", 2 music events "Rhythm of Huangpu River, Travel on the Sea", and 3 service events "Shanghai Helps and Assists, Building Dreams and Fulfilling Dreams", a total of 13 sub-activities, which will be held in the Shanghai main venue (Shanghai World Expo Huangpu Sports Park) and many places in Shanghai in mid-to-late August.
The Paper reporter Jiang Lelai
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