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The 4th Beijing Cup International Schools Football Tournament Opened
2014-07-23
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On July 23, the 4th Beijing Cup International Schools Football Tournament, jointly held by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the Chinese Schools Football Association, came with a good kick-off in the Sangao Training Base of the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China.

Vice President Xie Yuan of CPAFFC, Vice District Director Fu Shouqing of Haidian District, and Vice Principal Zhai Xiaoning of High School Affiliated to RUC addressed the opening ceremony. Director Guo Jianjun of Youth Department of General Administration of Sport of China, Minister Counsellor Kim Jingon of Korean Embassy, Counsellor Ishitobi Takashi of Japanese Embassy and representatives from Indonesian Embassy attended the ceremony.

Vice President Xie Yuan addressing the openning ceremony of 2014 Beijing Cup

Football as a popular universal sport gains the attention of many leaders around the world, the promising future of which relies on the youth. In his speech, Mr.Xie Yuan sincerely encouraged the young players to  display their sportsmanship and achieve good scores on court during the tournament, and he also encouraged more personages and organizations to support the development of youth football.

With the aims of promoting the development of Chinese schools football games and establishing a high-level competition and exchange platform for youth players both home and abroad, the Beijing Cup has successfully organized three tournaments since 2010. Seven international teams including F.C.Blagoveshensk from Russia, New Jersey All Stars for the U.S., Korea High School Football League and Jakarta Selection from Indonesia, as well as thirteen Chinese teams from Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hunan, Shandong, Henan and other provinces participated this year’s tournament.