In compliance with initiative by the provincial education department “Notice of the provincial Department of Education on carrying out the 11th annual Sunshine Sports Winter long-distance race in Jiangsu Province”, in order to involve students actively in sports and improve students’ physical quality, an opening ceremony for winter long-distance race campaign was launched at the stadium of Yingtian Campus on the morning of December 12th.
Ms. Jin Lixia,vice president and vice secretary, together with directors of relevant departments, counselors and students were present at the ceremony. Ms Ji Haiju,director of office of student affairs presided over the ceremony.
Under the theme of “Sunshine Sports for Good Health”, this campaign will be carried out between December 2017 and March 2018. Solemn anthem kicked off the ceremony.
Jin Lixia expressed her wishes for a new start of students’ healthy way of life and appreciation of sports’ glamor and enjoyment of physical exercises. She proposed that we should build up our awareness of its importance and organize sports campaigns carefully, attract and stimulate students to get involved,secondly, active participation and attachment of importance to its quality is highly valued, schools should strengthen their oversight to ensure a highquality and safety for all the participants. Thirdly, a scientific and progressive plan should be made for winter long-distance race to ensure thesafety.
A student majoring in interior design, chairman of students’ union talked on behalf the students, he called on every student to take part in it actively in order tolay a good foundation for their future.
Jin Lixia fired g gun, signifying the start of the winter long-distance race which over 2000 students and teachers participated in.
(Yan Xuerong)