Jinhua in East China's Zhejiang province holds a national youth gateball championship on July 22. [Photo/Zhejiang Daily]
The 2023 National Youth Gateball Championship was held in Wucheng district, Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang province, on July 22.
Thirty-six gateball teams and 339 players from 10 provinces and municipalities across the country attended the competition.
The event is part of efforts by Wucheng authorities to tap into the district's ecological resources and advance the in-depth integration of sports and tourism, which will in turn aid the city's high-quality development.
The district has established 10-minute fitness circles and increased the per capita sports venue to 2.87 square meters.
Hu Xiaorong, deputy Party secretary of Wucheng, said at the opening ceremony that the district will take advantage of the championship to get more residents interested in gateball.
A gateball-themed art salon was also held during the competition, where Mao Genfu, an artist consultant from the Jiaxing Gateball Association, also located in Zhejiang province, was invited to offer guidance to children to create gateball-themed paintings.
A gateball-themed art salon is held during the national youth gateball championship in Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang province on July 22. [Photo/Zhejiang Daily]
