Original title: The 19th Gymnasiade opens in Normandy, France
The 19th World Secondary School Games hosted by the International Sports Federation for Secondary School Students opened on the 15th in Deauville, a seaside city in the Normandy region of France. Nearly 3,500 athletes from 63 countries and regions, including China, will participate in the next week. He participated in 20 sports such as track and field and swimming.
The opening ceremony of the day was held at the International Center on the seaside of Deauville. The organizing committee designed a “street brushing” parade for the participating teams. “The atmosphere of the opening ceremony today was really good, bringing together young athletes from all over the world to experience different cultural backgrounds. The audience along the way was very enthusiastic and made us very excited. There is also an episode in the middle, courtside There were also our Chinese compatriots in the audience. After seeing our student team walking past, they shouted cheers for the Chinese team, and we responded enthusiastically to them, which was very touching.” The coach of the Chinese fencing team who participated in the opening ceremony of the day Yao Qian said.
This time, the Chinese team sent a total of 35 athletes to participate in nine major competitions including track and field, swimming and breakdance. Jiang Qiyao, a fencer from Shenzhen Foreign Language School, participated in the opening ceremony as the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation.
“I told me this afternoon that I would be the flag bearer to participate in the opening ceremony. I felt very excited and proud at the time. This competition is also my first time abroad to participate in the competition. I believe that as long as I can show my best level, it will be enough. , the ranking will definitely not be too bad.” Jiang Qiyao said.
This year’s World Secondary School Games will end on May 22, and all competitions will be held in 9 cities in Normandy. (Reporter Xiao Yazhuo)