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passionate music, gorgeous lights, dazzling fireworks, dreamy light and shadow, colorful delegations, waves of applause... at 8 pm on september 20, the opening ceremony of the 7th chongqing games (hereinafter referred to as the "7th chongqing games") was held at the hechuan district sports center. as the city's highest-level, highest-level, largest-scale, and most influential comprehensive sports event, the opening ceremony was full of highlights and excitement.

the collision of humanities and technology the opening ceremony brought a visual feast

the delegations from various districts and counties in chongqing entered the venue wearing uniforms of various colors, waving their flags, amid the cheers of the audience; programs such as "hero city", "between heaven and earth", "shared four seas", and "taste of happiness" were performed in turn, with music, dance, light and shadow intertwined to bring a shocking visual feast to the audience; torchbearers rao lang, li xuerui, gong zhenqi, li xuanhao, shi tingmao, wang qiang, and ding xinyi took the stage and passed the torch...

the brilliant and dazzling fireworks shot up into the night sky, contrasting with the hazy moonlight, bringing this splendid opening ceremony to a perfect end.

it is understood that this exhibition is based on the confluence of three rivers, the integration of mountains and rivers, the connection between land and sea, and the yangtze river entering the sea. it highlights the timeliness, sense of scene and digitalization, and has the characteristics of convergence, dynamism and progress. it innovatively integrates historical humanities, spiritual heritage, green ecology and the development of the times. each program not only showcases the traditional culture of the chinese nation, sports, and ever-changing technology, but also shows the charm of the magical mountain city and the happy life and vigorous style of the people of chongqing.

the collision of humanities, history and technology can be said to run through the entire 7th city games and the entire opening ceremony. in the torch relay and ignition ceremony, digital means were fully utilized to present a unique visual effect to the audience. during the competition, the event organizer also developed the hechuan smart cultural tourism event information system, and the registration, schedule, and results statistics of various events were all fully digitally managed and served. at the same time, relying on the construction of hechuan's "city brain", digital application scenarios were expanded in event venues, transportation facilities, tourist attractions, etc., so that participating athletes can enjoy the convenience of digitalization.

the event has nearly 30,000 participants breaking multiple city records

the opening ceremony marks the 7th city games entering a new stage. since the early games started in march this year, the 7th city games has set off a wave of sports enthusiasm across the city, with many exciting events taking place one after another. participating in and watching the games has become a new fashion for many citizens, making "sports feast shared by all people" a reality.

"the 7th city games has two groups, youth and adult, with a total of 45 major events, 1,015 minor events, and 9 performance events. the scale of the event is nearly 30,000 people, setting a record for all previous city games." a relevant person in charge of the chongqing sports bureau said.

among them, the youth group included new sports such as baseball and softball, triathlon, skateboarding, equestrianism, break dancing, and cross-country roller skating for the first time, the adult group added dragon boat and golf, and the performance project added cheerleading, squash, bmx, cricket, fishing and other popular sports for citizens. in terms of setting up the minor events, the key projects and development trends were taken into consideration, and the number of minor events in track and field, fencing, golf, martial arts sanda, chess and cards was appropriately increased.

among the newly added events, the most popular ones are breakdancing and bmx, which were popular in the paris olympics not long ago. the breakdancing competition of the 7th municipal games held in early june attracted 23 teams and nearly 200 young contestants from all over the city to compete in dancing and ignite the youth. the bmx competition held in mid-july also attracted many young people to participate enthusiastically. the dynamic competition field and cool postures became a hot topic of the 7th municipal games.

at present, the 7th city games is in full swing, with good news coming from various venues, and many city records have been broken. as of early september, 53 events in the 7th city games broke city records (40 in swimming, 2 in shooting, and 11 in weightlifting), 74 new city records were set (40 in swimming, 2 in shooting, and 32 in weightlifting), and 221 people broke city records (151 in swimming, 4 in shooting, and 66 in weightlifting).

zhang suyi, 18, is a female weightlifter from the fuling district delegation. in the 76kg weightlifting competition for the women's youth group a at the 7th chongqing games, she broke the chongqing records for snatch, clean and jerk, and total score, and her total score exceeded the original record by 20kg.

"breaking the record gives me more confidence to continue to face challenges." zhang suyi told reporters that in the four years of training with the weightlifting team of fuling district sports school, thanks to scientific and hard training, she has continuously broken through herself and successfully created a personal best in the 7th city games.

why do athletes participating in the 7th chongqing municipal games frequently set new records? "competitive sports have been the top priority of the city's sports system's reform and development in recent years. the innovation of management mechanisms, the improvement of institutional systems, the use of technology to help prepare for the games, and the upgrading and optimization of training venues have all provided a strong guarantee for the improvement of athletes' competitive level." said a relevant person in charge of the chongqing sports bureau.

as of september 12, the 7th city games has completed 63 competition zones, accounting for 87.5% of the total number of competition zones, and 888 events, accounting for 83.9% of the total number of events. at present, 100 athletes have broken city records (81 swimmers, 3 shooters, and 16 weightlifters), and 221 person-times have broken city records (151 swimmers, 4 shooters, and 66 weightlifters).