These days, the "Village BA" competition in Xihu District of Hangzhou is in full swing.
After Taipan Village, Taipan Township, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, was popular all over the network because of "Village BA", there was a place in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province where people were quite unconvinced. Yesterday, Uncle Pan Xingfa, 69, from Shuangpu Town, Xihu District, warmly invited Chao journalists to watch the game: "Our country basketball game here has a history of more than 70 years, and this year’s league is being held, which is wonderful!"
The reporter was invited to the basketball court of Hangzhou West Lake First Experimental Primary School. With the whistle of "DuDu", the ball was thrown high by the referee, and the players from both sides struggled to jump. The rest of the members lined up and were ready to go. Dribbling, passing, defending, stealing … At the critical moment, the onlookers could not help but hold their breath and keep their eyes firmly following the movements of the athletes. I saw the basketball draw a beautiful arc in the air and fall into the basket accurately.
"Good shot!" In an instant, cheers and cheers rang out from the field.
The heroic attitude of the young players on the field reminds many elderly rural "old basketball irons" of their enthusiasm in those days.
"Our Shuangpu Town has always had the title of’ hometown of basketball’, and the country basketball game has been around since the 1950s. My father-in-law is also a good basketball player. He said that some farmers came back from working in the fields and started playing barefoot. At that time, there was no basket, so the village asked the blacksmith to hit one with steel bars. "
Pan Xingfa told reporters that the Hangzhou Asian Games is coming. The Xihu District Culture, Radio, Film, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau and the Xihu District Sports Federation jointly held the "I Love Hangzhou and Dedicate to the Asian Games" 2023 Xihu District Country Basketball League, which attracted many families to come and watch the game, including many elderly "basketball old irons".
"What we are watching is not only a game, but also a complex. We can’t help but think of the passion of galloping on the court when I was young. At that time, I was 1.9 meters tall, and I was the basketball captain of Sanyang Village in Zhou Pu Township. Weng Jiadai Village next door also represented Hangzhou in the Zhejiang Farmers Basketball Competition and won the championship …" Speaking of this, Pan Xingfa, the vice chairman of Hangzhou Basketball Association, showed infinite aftertaste.
West Lake District holds "Village BA" every year, and the audience is packed. (previous year’s data map)
As Pan Xingfa said, the reporter found that people of all ages can be seen in the audience, from toddlers to octogenarians.
The relevant person in charge of the Xihu District Basketball Association said with a smile that once the news of the competition was released, it spread all over the villages, and the residents’ intention to participate in the competition was unprecedented, and the number of applicants was increasing day by day. Many villagers came to married with children to watch the game and cheer for their own players.
"The game is in the evening, and we will come early to take seats after dinner." 70-year-old Uncle Zhang lives in a good family community. When he was young, he was a serious basketball fan. He played almost every game at home and abroad. Under his influence, his 7-year-old grandson became a small fan.
The reporter learned that the tournament started on August 1st and lasted for 18 days. The single round robin system was adopted, and 18 villages including Lianghu, Coral Sand, Waizhang and Lanxi Kou had a basketball team, with a total of 231 players participating. The top 8 players in the competition will be rewarded to stimulate the enthusiasm of the masses to participate in sports and promote the fitness craze of "All People Welcome the Asian Games".
The villagers watching the game cheered for the players. (previous year’s data map)
"Let the game be fun and let the national fitness enter the homes of ordinary people." The relevant person in charge of the Xihu District Sports Association said that this country basketball league is the implementation of the national strategy of national fitness, and it also draws a strong color for promoting the vigorous development of mass sports activities of national fitness in Xihu District. In the future, Xihu District will try to hold a basketball match for the elderly, encourage more middle-aged and elderly villagers to go out of their homes, enhance neighborhood feelings through discussion, strengthen their physique in sports, find back the blood of youth, and truly realize the "Asian Games dream" of all-age residents.
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