The croquet exchange activity of the 4th National Association for the Aged will be held in Xianning this week.

  [Source: Jingchu. com]

  Jingchu. com (Hubei Daily) News (Reporter Huang Zheng correspondent Lu Zhiguang Ji Tianyi) From August 3 to 6, the gateball exchange activity of the 4th National Sports Fitness Conference for the Elderly (hereinafter referred to as "National Old Health Association") will be held in Xianning. Nearly 400 athletes from 36 teams from all over the country participated in this gateball exchange.

  At the media briefing held on August 2nd, Li Youlin, vice chairman of China Old Sports Association, Lin Xiaohua, vice chairman of Hubei Old Sports Association, and Sun Jinbo, director of Xianning Sports Development Center, respectively introduced the overall situation and characteristics of the gateball activities of the Old Health Association, the basic situation of Hubei Province's participation in the 4th National Old Health Association, the preparations for gateball exchange activities and the development of Xianning City.

  The opening ceremony of the event will be officially held at 8: 00 am on August 3rd in Xianning Gateball Hall. After the ceremony, the group round robin will be started, the stage-by-stage elimination will be held on the afternoon of August 4th, and the semi-finals and finals will be held on the morning of August 5th. After the final, an award ceremony will be held in the Gateball Hall. After the competition, the closing ceremony of the National Association for the Aged will be held in Xian 'an District Cultural and Sports Center.

  In order to ensure the smooth holding of the event, Xianning recruited 255 volunteers, and conducted centralized training on market conditions, etiquette, first aid and related professional knowledge for "one-on-one" service personnel, volunteers and drivers, compiled relevant manuals, optimized reception services and standardized volunteer work procedures. In addition, 24 buses and a number of commercial vehicles were collected to solve the problem of commuting security.

  It is reported that 62 referees were selected for this gateball exchange. Among them, 10 international gateball referees were selected as the referee team leader and main referees throughout the country. Other referees were drawn from outside the province, 22 from cities and counties in the province, and 26 from Xianning City.

  In order to ensure the smooth conduct of referee work, special study and training activities for referees were also held to improve the accuracy and professionalism of referee, and strive for zero disputes, zero objections and zero complaints during the competition.

  It is reported that this exchange activity is conducive to enhancing the society's awareness of sports activities for the elderly, increasing the number of groups in the society who care about, care about and participate in sports for the elderly, and at the same time promoting the upgrading of sports infrastructure for the elderly in Xianning.

  In recent years, Xianning City has made great efforts to build a big health industry, and sports is an important part of this industry. The development of the National Old Health Association is expected to promote the development of the big health industry in Xianning City.

  [Editor: Lu Jianlei]