On June 27, the 2024 Gangu County Celebration July 1st "Trade Union Cup" Cadre and Staff Table Tennis Competition opened. Xu Zuxi, deputy secretary of the county party committee, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech, and Yang Xiaotao, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the County People's Congress, presided over the opening ceremony and announced the start of the 2024 Gangu County Celebration July 1st "Trade Union Cup" cadre and staff table tennis competition. Li Wending, vice chairman of the county CPPCC, attended the opening ceremony.
In his speech, Xu Zuxi said that sports are not only the proper meaning of a strong country, but also an important part of the healthy and happy life of the masses. In recent years, the county party committee and the county government have attached great importance to the development of sports, thoroughly implemented the national strategy of national fitness, started the construction of a number of sports infrastructure projects such as national fitness centers and rural sports facilities, and actively held a series of mass sports activities such as basketball and football, which have effectively promoted the high-quality development of sports in the county. All the athletes participating in the competition should work hard, strive to be the first, compete in style and level, strictly follow the spirit of sportsmanship, deepen understanding through the competition, enhance friendship, and condense the motivation and passion of entrepreneurship. All referees and staff should be conscientious and responsible to ensure that the results of the competition are objective, true, fair and just. The audience should be enthusiastic and civilized, maintain a good order of watching the game, create a strong atmosphere of the game, and ensure the smooth progress of the game.
In the game, the contestants focused on the unpredictable kick-off, lightning-fast attack, unstoppable smash, you back and forth pull, the fast conversion speed between attack and defense was overwhelming, the audience held their breath and stared, for fear of missing the wonderful ball in the blink of an eye, and the audience of the game came out with warm applause and cheers from time to time.
It is understood that the table tennis competition lasted for two days, with a total of 167 athletes from 33 teams from 20 units in the county participating. The competition is divided into two events: men's team competition and women's team competition. The participating athletes devoted themselves to the competition with full enthusiasm and high enthusiasm, united and friendly on the field, worked hard, gave full play to the sports humanistic spirit of "friendship first, competition second", and also showed the good spirit of each unit.