On March 23, Hangzhou launched the Yangguang(sunshine) sports competitions for primary and middle school students to celebrate the upcoming 19th Asian Games.

It is reported that Hangzhou will organize over ten thousand competitions of all levels, falling into 28 sports, including traditional sports such as aerobics, cheerleading, basketball, volleyball, football, and table tennis, and Asian Games sports such as roller skating, street dance, techno-esports, and FPV UAV.

“Hangzhou education system will improve ‘class, school, district and city’ league mechanism, increase the number of students participating in sports and encourage various schools to develop specialized sports,” said the relevant person in charge of Hangzhou Municipal Education Bureau.  

In recent years, Hangzhou has promoted the integration of sports and education, scouted more outstanding sports talents and created the atmosphere of public fitness by opening up sports ground of schools for public use.