LINGWU – The 2017 Asian-Pacific University Futsal & Cheerleading Championship will be held from 18 to 25 September in Lingwu, China. In the following 8 days, 9 fustal teams from Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Caledonia, Oman, Chinese Taipei and China will compete in Lingwu Sports Stadium, as well as 4 cheerleading teams from Mongolia, Chinese Taipei and China. As the first joint programme between AUSF and FISU Oceania, and the first combing championship with 2 sport events, the Championship drew lots of attention from media in national, provincial and city level, like Xinhua News Agency, People’s Daily, Ningxia TV Station, Ningxia Daily, Ningxia TV Station, Jing-Sports and other local media.
Opening Ceremony
On the evening of 18 September, the Opening Ceremony started at 19:30. AUSF President Xue Yanqing, Vice-President Jargalsaikhan D., Vice Secretary General Shen Zhen, OC President and Lingwu Mayor Ma Zizhong attended the Ceremony. This championship was fully supported by the Education Department of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sports Bureau of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Football Association, and other related departments.
Different from the traditional march-in, the combined team march-in highlighted the Ceremony, that is, the Cheering team came into the field first and then cheered as the futsal teams followed. The passionate girls not only lighted up the field, but also the futsal teams.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, Mr. Ma Zizhong welcomed all friends from home and abroad. He said 2017 Asian-Pacific University Futsal & Cheerleading Championship is the first international championship hosted by Lingwu. It is also a historical moment of Lingwu sports development. The Organizing Committee promised to provide the best and most effective and considerate service to all delegations. Mr. Jargalsaikhan congratulated on the grand opening and expressed his appreciation to the Federation of University Sports of China (FUSC), Sports Bureau of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Education Department of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Lingwu Municipal Government for the wonderful organization, on behalf of AUSF. He pointed out that this championship was the first joint programme between AUSF and the Oceania University Sports Federation, which was an innovative act to combine futsal and cheerleading to make the competition more appealing. At last, he wished all teams performing the best and the Championship a great success!
After the Opening Ceremony, a 15-minutes performance of traditional Chinese dances and drums were presented to all delegations. The participating teams were very excited about the new-style march-in and were entertained by the wonderful dances.
The matches will be live broadcasted by Jing-Sports via the following link for the matches (starting at 16:00 and 19:00 respectively) at http://www.jsports.cn/live/b/content_live_37.shtml.
For more information, visit www.ausf.org.
(Source: AUSF Secretariat)
