Original title: Chengdu hosts more than 3,000 badminton events every year
On March 22, the draw ceremony for the 2024 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup World Badminton Team Championships was held in Chengdu. This event, which will kick off in Rongsheng on April 27, is the highest-level badminton event before the Paris Olympics and the most important badminton event in southwest China. The world’s highest level badminton event was held for the first time.
From the China Masters to the National Championships, the Asian Championships and the 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup, Chengdu has hosted a large number of high-level competitions, and the national badminton fitness atmosphere has become stronger. According to statistics from the Chengdu Badminton Association, in Chengdu, there are more than 257 arenas with four or more badminton courts, more than 440 indoor and outdoor badminton courts with four or more courts, and more than 500,000 people who engage in long-term badminton fitness exercises. , an average of more than 3,000 badminton events at all levels and types are held every year.
Feather “Rong” walking together has become a sports fashion in the city.
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Badminton has been introduced to Chengdu for over a century
Chengdu is one of the earliest cities in China to develop badminton.
Badminton originated in India and was formed in England. In 1910, after badminton was introduced to China from Shanghai, it quickly spread in Guangzhou, Chengdu, Tianjin and other places. However, due to various reasons, its popularity was not high. It was not until the 1970s that it truly entered people’s lives and mass badminton gradually developed.
Compared with table tennis, badminton is more arbitrary – playing table tennis requires “occupying a table”, while playing badminton only requires an open space and 2 rackets. In the 1980s and 1990s, you would often see such a scene on the streets, alleys, and parks of Chengdu – two people picking balls or smashing balls on the street, with enthusiastic neighbors standing next to them as referees and part-time cheerleaders. .
By the end of 2003, the number of Chengdu citizens who practiced badminton all year round was close to 50,000.
In order to further promote the vigorous development of badminton in the city, under the coordination of the Chengdu Sports Bureau, the Chengdu Badminton Association launched the “Sports Chengdu·Daily Badminton” national fitness brand event.
“Tiantian Badminton” led the first wave of badminton fitness craze in Chengdu. In just 3 years of promotion of the series of events, there are already more than 50 badminton halls and more than 300 venues in Chengdu. Citizens who practice badminton all year round The number has doubled to nearly 100,000.
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Over 120,000 badminton matches held in 4 years
In 2017, after Chengdu proposed the “Three Cities and Three Capitals” construction goal, Chengdu badminton ushered in major development opportunities. Led by the hosting of world-class events such as the 31st Summer Universiade and the 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup Badminton Tournament, badminton has developed rapidly. In 2018, the number of citizens practicing badminton all year round increased to 200,000, and will surge to nearly 500,000 in 2023. The relevant person in charge of the Chengdu Badminton Association told reporters: “Now the number of people in Chengdu who practice badminton fitness for a long time has exceeded 500,000.”
From February 2021 to March 2024, the Chengdu Badminton Association alone organized, planned, and executed more than 120 various “Yingtang You Cup” badminton events, with more than 120,000 games and more than 280,000 participants. According to statistics from the Chengdu Badminton Association, there are currently more than 257 indoor badminton halls with more than four courts in Chengdu, and there will be nearly 20 new badminton halls in the city so far in 2024 alone. In Chengdu’s parks, greenways, and “community sports corners,” open-air badminton courts are widely distributed, with a total of more than 440 indoor and outdoor ones, providing abundant venue resources for citizens’ daily fitness.
The little badminton, between swings, shows the city’s fiery sports passion. As the 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup approaches, badminton fever will once again sweep through Chengdu. (Chengdu Daily Jinguan News reporter Hu Ruikai and Chen Hao)
(Editors: Zhang Huawei, Luo Yu)
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