CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- On April 7, the opening ceremony of the 12th Chongqing National Fitness Games and the Chongqing "National Fitness Month" Themed Activities 2023 was held at the Datianwan National Fitness Center. After participating in the sports events at the center, Zhang Yan, who lives in Lianglukou Sub-district, Yuzhong District, said: "I've played all the sports once, but I didn't expect it was so easy to play the land curling.”

This year's games will last from April to November, with 25 events enjoying high popularity and wide range of participation, including traditional mass sports such as Tai Chi, swimming, table tennis, football, etc., as well as new fashion sports such as roller skating, rock climbing, land curling, archery, which are popular among young people. Among them, land curling has been included in the Chongqing National Fitness Games for the first time.

In fact, in the spring of 2023, citizens have showed more enthusiasm for sports and the whole city has burst out more vitality and exuded more charm due to sports – The National Fitness Games opened with various marathons held, and many spectators flocked to the track and field fields, riverside trails, and community sports parks to watch sweating sportsmen…

This year, 12 township fitness squares, 10 citizen gyms, and 455 rural sports projects will be updated in Chongqing, the construction of 10 smart fitness corridors will be promoted, the project of providing national fitness equipment will be implemented in 18 districts and counties, and at least 70 municipal mass sports events and at least 2,000 mass sports events at county-level or above will be held. Citizens will have more opportunities to enjoy sports of more types, allowing them to run and dance near their homes to the rhythm of happy fitness. (Translated by Hu Chuanmin, Fathom Language Limited)