In Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, the largest baseball and softball stadium in China is welcoming visitors from all directions. On June 24, the "Charming Hangzhou Famous City Shaoxing" 2022 National Women's Softball Championship Cup kicked off at the softball field of Shaoxing

In Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, the largest baseball and softball stadium in China is welcoming visitors from all directions. On June 24, the 2022 National Women's Softball Championship Cup of "Charming Hangzhou Famous City Shaoxing" kicked off at the softball field of Shaoxing Baseball (Softball) Sports and Culture Center.

The softball game started first.

Many top players from the national training team gathered together.

This National Women’s Softball Championship Cup includes softball teams and 169 women from eight provinces and cities including Jiangsu, Liaoning, Sichuan, Henan, Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing and Shaanxi. Baseball players will participate in the competition, which will start at 10 a.m. on June 24. All 25 games will be played in a group cycle plus a super cycle.

Yang Xu, chairman of the Chinese Baseball Association, said that this competition is not only the first softball event approved by the State Sports General Administration this year, but also the first domestic points event, and players from all teams attach great importance to it. "Especially playing on this high-standard venue, immersing yourself in the atmosphere of the Asian Games standard event is a good exercise for the athletes." He revealed that among the players participating in this Softball Champions Cup, Many players from the national training team are very hopeful to participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games. This competition is also an opportunity for them to adapt to the venue in advance.

"This venue is very professional, and the venues, facilities, etc. are all top-notch venues I have ever seen." Dong Zixuan, a player from Beijing who was selected for the national training team, said that she hopes she can be selected for the final list of the Hangzhou Asian Games and stand on the highest level. The podium brings glory to the country.

On June 25, the Shaoxing Baseball (Softball) Sports and Culture Center Baseball Stadium will also hold the "Charming Hangzhou Famous City Shaoxing" 2022 National Baseball Champions Cup from Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Hebei, and Shandong Eight teams and 176 athletes competed, and the competition lasted until June 30. The list of participants includes nearly 20 members of the national training team, and the head coach of the national baseball team Chen Biao will also lead the team to participate.

Shaoxing is building a "Chinese Baseball and Softball City"

The venue will be open to the public in the future

As the venue for the baseball and softball events of the Hangzhou Asian Games, the Shaoxing Baseball (Softball) Sports and Culture Center will produce two gold medals. On the 24th, the opening ceremony of the Shaoxing Baseball (Softball) Sports and Culture Center and the launching ceremony of the Asian Games venues’ people-benefit activities were also held at the baseball stadium.

It is understood that baseball and softball projects have been introduced to 32 primary and secondary schools in Shaoxing, and more young people have been exposed to baseball and softball projects. Wang Jiong, member of the Party Leadership Group, Deputy Director of the Shaoxing Municipal Sports Bureau, and Executive Deputy Commander of the Venue Operations Team, told reporters that the sports center will invite young people and local amateur baseball and softball teams to experience the venue in the future.

The venue has also built a comprehensive physical training hall, equipped with tennis, basketball, swimming, badminton and other venues and supporting hotels, which will also be opened to the public one after another. Wang Jiong said: "Shaoxing will be committed to building a 'Chinese Baseball and Softball City', and the venues will then become the training base for the national team."