Xinhua News Agency, Nanning, August 31. Title: There are more than 70 basketball courts in this town—the rural basketball in Nalou Town, Nanning, Guangxi is becoming more and more popular
Xinhua News Agency reporters Qin Xingxing, Nie Xinyu, Chen Yifan
The sun is setting to the west. Dozens of children are practicing basic basketball skills such as dribbling and passing under the leadership of their coaches at Sanning Square in Nalou Town, Suining District, Nanning City, Guangxi. Although many children had beads of sweat on their faces, they enjoyed it and cheered and shouted from time to time.
As a traditional agricultural township, there are 22 administrative villages (communities) in Nalou Township. Here, there are more than 70 basketball courts, and each village has at least two basketball courts, which shows the popularity of basketball.
“The local area has always had the tradition of holding village-level basketball leagues during the Spring Festival, with fierce competition among the villages.” Township cadre Gong Shengxian said that the local basketball atmosphere is strong, and many villages have more than one team. During the Spring Festival, if a village team wins the championship in the whole town, there will be disputes over which village the trophy should be placed in. Therefore, each village with high enthusiasm will hold another internal competition within the village to decide where the trophy will be kept for safekeeping. This shows everyone’s love for basketball. In order to learn from each other, teams from other towns and villages will be invited to come and compete.
In order to give many basketball fans a sense of belonging, local citizen He Qianli took the lead in establishing the Nalou Town Sanning Sports Association. As the chairman of the association, He Qianli introduced that since its establishment more than two years ago, the association has promoted and popularized basketball, organized a series of competitions, and the audience of basketball has continued to expand. “The most simple love and persistence for basketball, the most primitive desire for victory, regardless of age and occupation.” He said that no matter who it is, they can become the MVP in everyone’s mind on the court and win applause and applause.
Sun Keda, a 43-year-old villager, is busy with his family’s several acres of land and running a hardware store during the day. In the evening, he will go to Sanning Square to play and watch football when he is free. “I have been in touch with basketball since I was a teenager, and I am a senior fan. Now, I am actively changing my role, and I am currently a participant in the organization of rural basketball events.” Sun Keda said that he focuses more on the organization of basketball events On the previous day, basketball trials had been organized for 10 consecutive nights.
Nalou town cadre Pan Ni introduced that the local rural sports infrastructure has been continuously improved in recent years. As night fell, many people strengthened their physical exercise through basketball and formed random teams to compete. Everyone on the court gave full play to their respective advantages and skills, and their wonderful offense and defense often won rounds of applause. Sometimes the loser is unconvinced and continues to make appointments the next day.
The reporter learned from interviews that, similar to the situation where some teenagers tend to be addicted to playing mobile phones and games during the summer vacation, many parents in Nalou Town have also faced this situation. Since the number of basketball courts in townships and villages has increased, basketball has attracted the attention of many teenagers. They actively participate in basketball to keep fit, and some even take basketball training courses in summer to enhance their actual combat skills.
9-year-old Pan Chengzhi has always liked basketball. Every morning and afternoon, his parents would send him to town for basketball training. “I took the initiative to ask my parents to learn the skills of playing basketball. They thought that playing basketball was better than watching TV at home, so they sent me to train. Through training, I learned a lot about dribbling and passing skills, and I feel that I am better than before. Much better.”
The love for basketball has been passed down from generation to generation in the countryside. 13-year-old Huang Chaoqin is from Sanjiang Village, Nalou Town. He participated in basketball training this summer, commuting between his home and the township almost every day. He said that the technique of dribbling has improved significantly, and the stability of shooting is getting better and better. “More importantly, my body is getting stronger and stronger, I have made many good friends who love basketball, and my personality is becoming more and more cheerful. I hope that I can make more progress in basketball skills in the future, no matter what level of basketball arena. Can become a dazzling scoring champion.” (End)
2023-08-31 02:49:17
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