Yangcheng Evening News: GDD welcomes another national sports meeting

The GDD team wins four championships, ranking top in group total scores.

The first national sports meeting for staff members of new districts and economic development zones took place in Guangzhou's Huangpu district, Guangzhou Development District (GDD) from Nov 22 to 24, attracting 91 teams and about 1,000 athletes countrywide.

The opening ceremony used a fully three-dimensional stage with a batch of new technologies spanning artificial intelligent robots, LED displays and ultra-high brightness laser projections.

Various performances, including waltzes, cha-cha, rumba, extreme sports, skateboarding, parkour and mechanical dances were staged.

"The charm and energy of staff members working at the frontier of industrial development have been fully showcased through these performances," said Zhang Dongxin, chief director of the opening ceremony.

"The whole show is very stirring, and both the light and sound are excellent. I feel proud of being a member of the constructors of GDD," said a staff member of a technology company from GDD surnamed Wu. 

The opening ceremony of the sports meet applies a batch of new technologies in artificial intelligent robots, LED displays and ultra-high brightness laser projections.

Six competitions for sports such as badminton and table tennis were held in several new districts, economic development zones and high-tech zones in China from June. As the main venue of the event, GDD held competitions in interesting sports, and track and field.

After strong competition, the GDD team won four championships, ranking top in group total scores.

The organizing committee of the sports meeting offered refined services in areas such as security, transportat, medical support and volunteer training to turn the event into a high-level national one, said a GDD official.

The flag handover ceremony was held at the closing ceremony, and Dalian Jinpu New Area will be the next host site.

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