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guangdong won 13 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medals at the 47th worldskills competition

2024-09-16

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guangzhou, september 16 (reporter cheng jingwei) according to the guangdong provincial department of human resources and social security on the 16th, the 47th worldskills competition closed in lyon, france on the evening of september 15, local time. the chinese delegation performed very well in this competition, winning 36 gold medals, 9 silver medals, 4 bronze medals and 8 excellence awards in all 59 events, ranking first in the gold medal list, medal list and team total score.

in this worldskills competition, guangdong sent a total of 27 contestants to participate in 23 events, winning 13 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 1 bronze medal and 3 excellence awards, with the number of gold medals exceeding one-third of the national gold medal count. it is understood that in the seven worldskills competitions, guangdong has had contestants representing the country, winning a total of 35 gold medals, 16 silver medals, 14 bronze medals and 26 excellence awards.

the chinese delegation made its debut. photo provided by the human resources and social security department of guangdong province

relevant officials from the guangdong provincial department of human resources and social security believe that the worldskills competition is closely related to social and economic development, and the competition standards are formulated in combination with enterprise production technology. the stunning performance of guangdong players on the worldskills competition stage not only directly reflects that guangdong province’s series of measures in building a team of high-skilled talents are effective and have achieved fruitful results, but also shows that in the process of promoting high-quality economic development in guangdong, the training level of the younger generation of technical and skilled talents in related industries has been relatively leading in the country and even the world.

chinese athletes stand on the podium. photo provided by the human resources and social security department of guangdong province

the worldskills competition is held every two years. it is the world's highest-ranking, largest-scale, and most influential vocational skills competition and is known as the "worldskills olympics." (end)