Mayor Chu encourages public sports participation
Mayor Chu Encourages Public Sports Participation
Two important sports competitions took place in New Taipei City today. Mayor Chu attended “Special Education Students’ Day of Challenge” to cheer on the students; this event took place at Banqiao First Sports Ground. The mayor then proceeded to Banqiao Sports Center to start the “2015 Republic of China Taiwan Regional Spring Sports Collaborative Competition” and welcome competitors from all over Taiwan.
For two consecutive years, New Taipei City has held the the Special Education Students’ Day of Challenge. The mayor said that he was happy to see many special education students taking up this challenge. The mayor thanked the parents and all of the attendees of the event for their support of special education, and he asked that everyone to continue their support.
The Education Department reported that this year’s event saw the attendance from 93 elementary and junior high schools, totaling 2,400 attendees that included student competitors, teachers and parents. Competitors are grouped into regular and wheelchair-assisted groups; these events saw the students put their daily training in physicality and body-mind coordination into practice. There were 7 gauntlet-style challenges that allowed for students, teachers and parents to participate together. The organizers aim to encourage students to develop good sporting habits through these interesting yet simple activities. The city also encourages each school to promote physical activities for special education students.
Mayor Chu then attended the opening ceremony for the “2015 Republic of China Taiwan Regional Spring Sports Collaborative Competition.” The mayor welcomed everyone to New Taipei City for the sporting competition. The events of this competition, the mayor remarked, are diverse and interesting, including senior croquet, kendo, archery and others. For more public-oriented events, attendees could participate in line dancing or tug-of-war. The mayor said that sports is not only for athletes, but all of the citizens should be able to participate in sports and create individual healthy lifestyles.
The “2015 Republic of China Taiwan Regional Spring Sports Collaborative Competition” is organized by Republic of China Sports Federation. The event has competitors from all parts of Taiwan who are representing their regional sports federation; these competitors come from all age groups. The events include kendo, basketball, wrestling, football, tug-of-war, archery, martial arts and croquet. For two days, these competitive events will take place in various sporting arenas in New Taipei City.
For more information: Education Department; Ou, Zhihua; Phone: 1999 or (02)2960-3456 ext 2869