On July 6, the "Omron Cup" 3rd Capital News Unit Go Friendly Match was held at the Yellow River Kyoto Hotel in Beijing. The event was hosted by the Beijing Sports Journalists Association, co-organized by the Beijing Dongcheng District Chess and Card Sports Association, and sponsored by Omron Healthcare (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Omron").
The Capital News Unit Go Friendly Tournament is a traditional sports event of Beijing news units, which was first created in the 80s of the 20th century, and has played an important role in promoting the promotion of Go among the capital news units and the central media in Beijing, and enhancing the liaison and exchange between various news units in Beijing.
In 2021, the Beijing Sports Journalists Association resumed the holding of this historic event, and according to the actual situation of the development of journalism, expanded the scope of participation to online media and new media communication institutions, which has been held for the third time.
This year's Capital News Unit Go Friendly Tournament attracted a total of 24 players from nearly 20 news organizations, news websites, news magazines and new media. The tournament consists of 4 rounds of 30 minutes each. During the game, the participating chess players showed their strengths, displayed their wisdom and thinking between the warp and weft, and showed a number of wonderful games.
In the end, Fu Lin from Tencent and Ma Jian from Tianjin Radio and Television won the championship; Teng Weidong from China Central Radio and Yang Yong from People's Daily won the runner-up; Jiang Tao from CCTV and Zhang Wentian from Science and Technology Daily won the third place.
At the ceremony, the winners were presented with prizes from Omron, including a low-to-medium frequency therapy device, an electronic sphygmomanometer that can measure electrocardiograms simultaneously, and an all-in-one electronic sphygmomanometer. All the participating players and representatives of journalists who will travel to cover the Paris Olympics also received a wrist blood pressure monitor from Omron.
Lv Huimin, President of the Beijing Sports Journalists Association, said: "Go is a sport that requires a high degree of focus and strategic thinking, and through this competition, we have not only enriched our amateur cultural life, but also further promoted the popularization and inheritance of Go culture in the news industry. ”
In recent years, Omron has been active in the sports industry and public welfare undertakings, continued to fulfill its social responsibilities, and is committed to passing on the concept of healthy life to more Chinese consumers.
Last year, as the official supplier of household health equipment for the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Asian Para Games, Omron used the Asian Games platform to focus on the health ecology of young people and sports people, and promote the development of China's sports industry in the direction of intelligence. In April this year, Omron also actively participated in the 2024 International Roller Skating Marathon Tour (Shanghai Station) and Shanghai International Enterprise Quarter Marathon, and organized employees to participate in the Huangpu Marathon to demonstrate their support and enthusiasm for sports and health.
At the closing ceremony, Dong Meiqi, Director of Brand Strategy Headquarters of Omron Healthcare (China) Co., Ltd., said: "Omron will continue to take practical actions to help build a 'sports power' and a 'Healthy China', and gradually transform from a 'medical device provider' to a 'leader in chronic disease management solutions'. ”