[Sports News]Ningdong Hong Kong Sports Fund held the “Youth Pilotage. Dreaming of Chaoyang” Beijing exchange and visit event successfully concluded, with the support of Beijing Overseas Friendship Association, Chaoyang Area Overseas Friendship Association and Beijing Hong Kong Youth Exchange and Development Fund , 14 “Village JUMP! 》Students of the Advanced Study Program for Old Students visited Beijing during the Easter period (April 5-10). In addition to receiving training from former CBA players, having a friendly match with Beijing University of Chemical Technology and visiting the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Yao Ming, chairman of the Basketball Association, also participated in a number of exchange activities in the fields of culture and technology in Chaoyang District, Beijing.
This time, the 14 students in the group are aged between 19 and 21 and come from grassroots backgrounds. They are all visiting Beijing for the first time, and five of them are traveling by air for the first time. This itinerary includes watching the Beijing Shougang team play at home in the China Men’s Basketball Professional League (CBA), attending a basketball training class hosted by former CBA player Chen Shidong, playing a friendly match with Beijing University of Chemical Technology, and visiting the Chinese Basketball Association (Chinese Basketball Association) Association) etc. Among them, the visit to the Chinese Basketball Association was personally received by Chairman Yao Ming.
Chairman Yao encouraged young people not to mind their backgrounds, saying: “Sports competitions have a characteristic, heroes don’t ask where they come from.” Asked by the students if they would go to Hong Kong to watch “Village Jump!” on June 24! “Championship Contest, he even said with a smile that he has remembered the date and will consider it if the schedule permits.
The day before the friendly match with Beijing University of Chemical Technology, former CBA player Chen Shidong specially conducted special training for the students. He praised the students’ technical level: “I think some basic skills are good, and I was amazed. I feel that Hong Kong’s student basketball The popularization and promotion is good, and some professional trainings are accepted very quickly, including dribbling with both hands, passing and catching. I think it is very good.” The itinerary also includes many cultural exchange activities, so that students can understand China’s history and development, and at the same time strengthen their Their international vision and cultural literacy. Among them are visits to the Dunhuang Art Exhibition, the Palace Museum, the Olympic Tower, the Bird’s Nest, and the Water Cube, as well as exchanges with local artists and enterprises. One of the artists who met with the students was Ren Zhe, an internationally renowned sculptor.
This Beijing trip gave the trainees a “boosting shot”, which not only improved their skills, but also their mentality. Student Wu Qingyue said: “This is the first time we have come to Beijing, and it is also the first time for me to travel by plane. This trip has made me more eager to explore the world.” Another student Zhang Jingyang said: “(by the house Village) to fly directly to Beijing, it seems to have jumped a few levels, I wonder if there is really such an opportunity, and I feel like my dream has come true.”
Source: Momentum Hong Kong Sports Foundation
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