China News Network, Chengdu, April 29 -- On April 29, the 2024 National Juvenile Table Tennis Championships of "Sichuan Airlines · Panda Road Cup", sponsored by the China Table Tennis Association and organized by the Sichuan Provincial Table Tennis Association, etc., opened in Chenghua District Chengdong Sports Park, Chengdu.

The National Juvenile Table Tennis Championships is the highest level table tennis competition in China between the ages of 11 and 15. This National Junior Table Tennis Championships attracted 36 teams including Sichuan Team and more than 330 players.

The 10 day competition will be contested for the championship of seven events, namely men's team, women's team, men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. The top 32 athletes in singles will be tested for physical fitness. The athlete who wins the first place in men's and women's singles can directly enter the national youth team.

The National Juvenile Table Tennis Championships held in Sichuan will not only promote the popularization and development of juvenile table tennis in Sichuan Province, cultivate more excellent sports talents, but also better popularize the national fitness, laying a solid foundation for the long-term development of sports in Sichuan.

Table tennis combines fun and competitiveness, and is one of the most popular sports in Sichuan. "Sichuan is one of the important cities for the development of table tennis. The Sichuan Table Tennis Association has very rich experience in hosting table tennis events. Last year, it successfully held the mixed group World Cup and the Universiade table tennis competition." Hu Jinge, director of the Youth Department of the China Table Tennis Association, said that in addition to youth events, Sichuan is in the national fitness Club events have a very rich experience in hosting events. (Reporter He Shaoqing)

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