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Pingtung County has actively promoted grassroots volleyball in recent years, and many schools have performed well in national competitions. Neipu Elementary School has won the Beigang Mazu Cup, Yongxin Cup and China Cup championships.
The "Pingtung County Governor's Cup Volleyball Championship" started yesterday and will continue until tomorrow. (Provided by Ping County Government)
[Reporter Chen Yanting/Pingtung Report] The "Pingtung County County Governor's Cup Volleyball Championship" sponsored by the Pingtung County Government and hosted by Pingtung County Wutai Elementary School started yesterday at the volleyball court of Neipu Junior High School for three consecutive days. Volleyball players from junior high schools, high schools and community groups gathered to compete, attracting a total of 82 teams and 887 players to participate. They hope to exchange skills, demonstrate teamwork spirit and inject enthusiasm and vitality into Pingtung volleyball through the event.
The County Government Sports Development Center stated that in recent years, the county government has actively taken root in grassroots volleyball and promoted the results gradually, including Neipu Elementary School winning many championships such as Beigang Mazu Cup, Yongxin Cup and China Cup. In addition, Wutai Elementary School, Jiayi Elementary School, Wantan Elementary School, Saijia Elementary School, Chonglan Elementary School and many other schools have often achieved good results in national competitions. In addition, Pingtung's grassroots love and active investment in volleyball can be said to be a warm cradle for cultivating competitive volleyball players.
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The Sports Development Center pointed out that the county government continues to promote the development of volleyball by adhering to the concept of "deeply cultivating the grassroots, continuing upward, and integrating with the whole country", and has achieved outstanding results in junior high school competitions in recent years. The Xinyuan Junior High School girls' volleyball team won the third place in the National High School Volleyball League (JHVL) in the 114th school year; the Xinyuan Junior High School boys' volleyball team won the championship again in the same event for the first time in 17 years.
The Pingtung County Government will continue to integrate government, business and private sectors, and invest resources in the development of volleyball at the junior high and high school levels. It will gradually build a complete competitive talent cultivation system from aspects such as training environment, professional coaches, competition participation and player care. It hopes to plant a seed of hope so that every child with talent and dreams can find a stage for continued growth in Pingtung.
Ping County Government also invites the public to watch the games at Neipu Junior High School from now until September 14th and experience the heat of volleyball matches. It is hoped that this event will encourage more students to participate in volleyball and grow from it. In the future, the Pingtung County Government will use diversified resources, professional training and firm support to accompany players to bravely pursue their dreams and stand on the competitive stage of their dreams.
The "Pingtung County Governor's Cup Volleyball Championship" started yesterday and will continue until tomorrow. (Provided by Ping County Government)
The "Pingtung County Governor's Cup Volleyball Championship" started yesterday and will continue until tomorrow. (Provided by Ping County Government)
The "Pingtung County Governor's Cup Volleyball Championship" started yesterday and will continue until tomorrow. (Provided by Ping County Government)

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