KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 -- The 2021 ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ Youth Sports Exchange Week (Jiangsu) was launched in Nanjing on Dec 5.
A total of 209 young people from 62 ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ countries and regions, who have been working and studying in Nanjing for a long time, signed up to participate in basketball, orienteering and many other activities, according to the Nanjing Creative Center.
According to a statement, the Exchange Week is themed ‘Sports ignite passion, make the dreams of youth fly, carry forward the spirit of the Silk Road, and build a better tomorrow together’.
The activities include 2021 ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ International Young Men's 3x3 Basketball Invitational Tournament, ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ Youth Outdoor Sports Challenge, the Fifth ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ International Youth Orienteering Training Camp and a series of youth sports and cultural exchange activities.
Terry, a Turkmen student from Southeast University, hoped he would actively participate in more international sports exchanges and be a participant, promoter, collaborator, and beneficiary of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ to contribute youth strength to the prosperity and development of ‘Belt and Road Initiative’.
Fan Jinhua, Second-Level Counsel of Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau and Vice President of Jiangsu Sports Federation, hoped that through the Exchange Week, the broad masses of young friends would feel the modernisation of Jiangsu and the charm of Chinese traditional culture, deepen the understanding of China and the economic and social development of Jiangsu and become ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ youth friendship messengers.
‘Belt and Road Initiative’ Youth Sports Exchange Week is guided by the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Construction of ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ in Jiangsu Province, jointly sponsored by Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, and Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, hosted by Jiangsu International Sports Exchange Center, and supported by China Sports Lottery.
-- BERNAMA
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