Huai'an China News
Huai'an City Advances Sports Development to Meet the Diverse Needs of the Public
time:2025-02-20

In 2025, Huai'an aims to uphold the goal of "leading the way, striving for excellence, and making greater contributions" in order to continuously meet the diverse and multi-level sports needs of the general public. It will advance the development of fitness facilities accessible to everyone by constructing, renovating, and expanding 20 kilometers of fitness trails. Additionally, it plans to utilize urban vacant land, marginal spaces, and park green areas to create integrated sports venues primarily focused on three balls. The following events will be held: the "Three Balls" Competition with the theme "Happy Huai'an," National Fitness Walking, "Hundred Cities and Thousand Villages" Health Qigong Performance, "Sports Publicity Week" series of activities, National Physique Standard Competition, Community Games, Senior Sports Festival, and other national fitness events. The city will diligently prepare for and participate in the 21st Jiangsu Games and actively complete the follow-up support work for the 15th National Games.  The Organizing Committee of the Jiangsu Football City League (Huai'an Competition Area) has been established to coordinate and promote team training, preparation, competition organization, and participation. It will enhance the development of elite sports teams in primary and secondary schools and encourage clubs and sports associations to organize winter and summer sports camps and training programs for youth. High-quality events, such as the 2025 Huai'an Marathon, will be held to enhance the event's impact on the city. To enhance the vitality of the city's sports industry, efforts will be focused on developing high-quality outdoor sports destinations, sports tourism routes, sports service complexes, and premium sports tourism projects at all levels.