HUTB Holds Opening Ceremony of 2024 Fall-Winter Sports Season and Faculty-Student Mini Marathon
2024-09-25
Forgeahead with courage and strive for success in this era; compete forexcellence and co-create a blueprint for the future. On the afternoonof September 24, the university simultaneously held the openingceremony of the 2024 Fall-Winter Sports Season and thefaculty-student mini marathon at the Feiyue Sports Field in the southcampus and the Zhuifeng Track and Field Stadium in the north campus.Gan Dejian, Member of the CPC HUTB Committee and Vice President ofHUTB, attended the event. Faculty and student representatives fromvarious branch labor unions and secondary schools attended. Theopening ceremony was hosted by Xiao Xiaoqin, Dean of the School ofSports and Health.
GanDejian, Member of CPC HUTB Committee and Vice President of HUTB,addressed the event. He hoped that faculty and students will share inthe joy and sense of achievement that comes from sports, allowing thespirit of athletics to become a powerful motivation for ourcontinuous progress, and together build the brilliant dream of HUTB.
Beforethe race, Teacher Li Zhike from the School of Sports and Health ledall participating faculty and students in a warm-up session. To therhythm of the music, everyone moved in unison, bending to stretch andjumping to clap, filled with energy and enthusiasm. Sweat sparkled inthe sunlight, and each person's face radiated focus and excitement,as if participating in a silent pledge, gathering energy for theupcoming marathon.
Thefaculty-student mini marathon officially kicked off. The competitionwas divided into a competitive group and a participation group, withthe competitive group racing simultaneously in the south and northcampuses. The top eight male and female participants from each campuswere recognized, and the overall team scores were determined based onthe combined results of the top 50 male and female participants fromboth campuses.
Withthe sound of the starting signal, Feiyue Track and Field Stadium inthe south campus transformed into a arena of speed and passion.Faculty and students raced alongside the wind, chasing each other andwriting the most vibrant chapters of youth with their sweat.Meanwhile, Zhuifeng Track and Field Stadium in the north campus wasequally dynamic, with participants' figures leaping in the sunlight,each step reflecting their desire for challenge and aspiration forvictory. Both venues were filled with passionate energy, radiatingthe boundless vitality of youth. Bright flags waved in the wind,showcasing the sunny confidence, vibrant spirit, and enterprisingattitude of the students from HUTB.
Itis reported that this event is organized by the university's Sportsand Health Promotion Committee, with the Labour Union and the Schoolof Sports and Health jointly hosting it. The aim of the event is toenrich the health and fitness activities of faculty and students,create a positive sports atmosphere, encourage active participationin fitness activities, foster good exercise habits, and cultivatestrong physiques and resilient wills, all in preparation for the 75thanniversary celebration of the university with a healthy posture anda positive spirit.
(Writtenby Long Qiao and He Siqin and photo by Hu Wenhui, Miao Jiang, XueZinan and Zhao Ruihan)
