The excitement of the Chengdu Universiade still lingers
Wenjiang welcomes another important international event
October 17, 6 days
2023 Asian U17 and U15 Youth Badminton Championships
The game officially started at the Wenjiang District Gymnasium
This event is hosted by the Asian Badminton Federation, the Chinese Badminton Association, and the Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau, and is hosted by the Chengdu Municipal Sports Bureau and the Wenjiang District People’s Government. It has multiple events such as men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. The competition attracted more than 350 young athletes from 13 countries and regions.
According to the competition schedule, the 17th to 19th will be the group qualifiers, the 20th will be all quarter-finals, the 21st will be all semi-finals, and the 22nd will be the finals.
Powerful swing and flexible positioning
The scores of both sides are chasing each other.
Exciting showdown between athletes on the field
Provide fans with an unforgettable viewing experience
Continuous smashes on the court
It also attracted the audience
Cheers and cheers continued one after another
The charm of badminton continues to be released
“The stadium here is very professional, and the cheers from the audience made me feel everyone’s enthusiasm for sports.” When asked about their participation experience, many athletes gave a thumbs up. Some players said frankly that compared with their hometown, Wenjiang’s climate is very comfortable, which is also conducive to their own performance.
The Asian Youth Badminton Series Championships are regional international high-level regular youth events. They not only undertake the important task of discovering and training outstanding badminton reserves, but are also an important platform for promoting cultural exchanges and cooperation in the Asian region.
“This event is another high-level international badminton event held in Chengdu after the Universiade. We would like to take this opportunity to strengthen exchanges with youth badminton teams from various countries and provide a good platform for the cultivation of our country’s reserve forces.” China Badminton Sun Peng, director of the second competition department of the association, said that this is a great boost to the development of youth badminton in China and Asia.
“Representing the highest level of youth badminton in our country.” Speaking of the players participating this time, Sun Peng introduced that the players in the U17 age group are the best athletes selected from the current youth team, and many of them have just finished participating. After the World Youth Badminton Championships, they moved here to compete; the players in the U15 age group were selected from the top four champions and runners-up in the national competitions of the same age group.
This series of championships can be called the cradle of badminton world champions, and many world-famous badminton players have participated in this event. For example, current Chinese badminton team member and world champion He Bingjiao won the women’s singles and women’s doubles championships at the Asian U17 and U15 Youth Badminton Championships held in Dongguan, Guangdong in 2012; Chen Yufei, the current national player who has won multiple world championships, Also in the championship in Dongguan that year, she won the silver medal in women’s singles and the bronze medal in women’s doubles with her teammates.
As the venue of the event in Wenjiang District, the Asian U17 and U15 Youth Badminton Championships will become a distinct coordinate in the development of youth sports in Wenjiang’s “post-Universiade era” and continue to stimulate new industry vitality.
“Due to the exchange of badminton techniques and tactics brought about by the event, more outstanding badminton reserves will be selected, which will drive more Wenjiang teenagers to like badminton, and promote the badminton industry to shine in Wenjiang, a land that loves sports.” Yu Yuanfeng, deputy director of the District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, said that currently, Wenjiang is deeply promoting the integration of sports and education in terms of youth badminton training. The Experimental Primary School Affiliated to Southwestern University of Finance and Economics is one of them. The school is actively working on badminton projects to improve youth badminton skills. .
The significance is more than that. The successful hosting of the event will also attract more attention from Asia and even the world to focus on Wenjiang, promote Wenjiang to further amplify the comprehensive effect of sports events, stimulate event brokerage, market development, media services, competition performances, venue operations, youth training and research, The development of professional talent certification and other related industries.
For a long time, Wenjiang has adhered to the combination of “competition planning” and “development of industry”, continuously improved its ability to host world-class events and organizational level, and the influence of the city characterized by sports culture has continued to increase. As early as 2006, Wenjiang District had been selected into the first batch of national sports industry bases. In 2016, it was approved as a national sports industry demonstration base. In 2017 and 2021, it was awarded the “National Mass Sports Advanced Unit” for two consecutive years. In 2022, it successfully created Sichuan’s only , one of the first national sports and fitness model areas in the country.
Reporters | Shu Jing, Liu Jiayi, Qiu Shuyang
Some pictures | He Pan
Editor | Peng Di, Liu Na
Original title: “More than 350 athletes gathered in Wenjiang!” 2023 Asian U17 and U15 Youth Badminton Championships Begins》
2023-10-18 01:50:15
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