The 18th Zhejiang Province Sports Games kicked off in Quzhou, with the largest number of entries ever

China News Service, Quzhou, October 19th (Zhang Bin) On the evening of October 18th, the 18th Zhejiang Province Sports Games with the theme of "Salute to Beauty" opened at the Quzhou Sports Center.

During the opening ceremony, the image of "ritual" was used throughout. From the start of the countdown to the classic famous sentence of "The Analects of Confucius", to the 18,912 "ritual" characters collected from all over the world in the early stage, gathered in the light and shadow to form the spectacle of "ritual city", to the online and offline audiences and the torch bearers to interact with each other by scanning the QR code, and jointly igniting the "gift of heaven and earth" on the main torch tower, highlighting Quzhou's "ritual" heritage at every turn. It is worth mentioning that more than 95% of the performers at this opening ceremony are from local colleges and universities in Quzhou and Zhejiang, as well as people from all walks of life, making the provincial sports stage truly a stage for the people.

On the evening of October 18, the 18th Zhejiang Province Sports Games with the theme of "Salute to Beauty" opened at the Quzhou Sports Center. Photo by Xiao Jian

As the highest-level and largest comprehensive sports event in Zhejiang Province, the scale of participation in this Provincial Games is the largest ever. A total of 39 major events and 929 minor events are set up, and 1,110 gold medals are expected to be produced. 11 districts and cities in Zhejiang Province have organized teams to participate, and the number of athletes who have pre-registered exceeds 18,000. The competition schedule spans 6 months, and 26 major events have been completed so far. After the opening ceremony, fierce competition in 13 major events will be held to comprehensively review the results of Zhejiang's youth competitive sports reserve talent training.

In addition, Quzhou escorted the event with "courteous service", with more than a thousand "little koi" volunteers stationed at 51 service points. The 44 competition venues opened for the event take into account the event functions and post-match people's livelihood needs. They will be fully open to the public after the game. They will continue to enrich the city's 15-minute fitness circle, promote the hosting of the event to benefit the people, and use the competition to rejuvenate the city. (over)