On September 30th, the performance of "China Sports Lottery" for middle-aged and elderly people was held in Liaocheng People's Square on the day when the people of the whole country celebrated the 62nd birthday of the great motherland and welcomed the' 99 Old People's Day.
Leaders attending the ceremony were: Liu Xindong, deputy secretary of Liaocheng Municipal Committee and deputy director of Liaocheng Municipal People's Congress; Cai Tongmin, deputy mayor of Liaocheng Municipal People's Government; Xu Changyong, vice chairman of Liaocheng CPPCC, deputy political commissar of Liaocheng Military Division; former secretary of Liaocheng Municipal Committee; Hou, honorary chairman of Liaocheng Sports Association for the Elderly; Zhao, chairman of Liaocheng Sports Association for the Elderly; Chi, Liang Yongkang, vice chairman of Liaocheng Municipal Committee. Hu, Deputy Secretary-General of Liaocheng Municipal Government, Cheng Daohui, Director of Liaocheng Sports Bureau, Lu Yanping, Deputy Director, Director of Sports Lottery Center, and heads of relevant units directly under the municipal government. The performance ceremony was presided over by Comrade Cheng Daohui, Party Secretary and Director of Liaocheng Sports Bureau. Before the opening ceremony of the event, the participating leaders first took photos with more than 350 cast members. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the performance officially began.
At the meeting, Vice Chairman of Liaocheng Senior Sports Association read out the Notice on Commending the Advanced Activity Points and Fitness Stars of China's Sports Lottery in Liaocheng City, and informed the units and individuals who won the titles of "Advanced Fitness Points for the Elderly" and "Fitness Stars". Subsequently, the leaders presented certificates and prizes to the representatives of "Advanced Site" and "Fitness Star". Cai Tongmin, deputy mayor of Liaocheng Municipal People's Government, and Zhao, chairman of Liaocheng Senior Sports Association, delivered speeches respectively. Finally, Liu Jiashun, deputy secretary of Liaocheng Municipal Committee, announced the official start of the "China Sports Lottery" exhibition on fitness achievements of middle-aged and elderly people.
The dragon and lion dances performed by more than 50 students from Shaolin Martial Arts School officially kicked off. They are all agile and vigorous, magnificent and graceful, which makes the audience dazzled. Subsequently, the Municipal Senior Sports Association and Zhongtong Fitness Team performed a set of softball routines for everyone. Taiji softball embodies the natural and free-flowing characteristics and charm of combining rigidity with softness, and is deeply loved by the majority of the elderly. The dance "Harmonious China" pushed the whole performance to a climax. The elderly friends who participated in the performance were full of energy, positive and indomitable spirit, which reflected the happy and optimistic mentality of the elderly, left a deep impression on the audience and won the warmest applause from everyone. Taiji sword, diabolo dragon dance and other projects are also brilliant and won wide acclaim. Finally, in the cheerful fitness yangko performance, the "China Sports Lottery" fitness achievement exhibition for middle-aged and elderly people came to an end.
In recent years, Liaocheng Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have attached great importance to the amateur fitness and entertainment activities of the elderly, and have done a lot of work in strengthening the construction of venues and fitness projects. The national fitness project funded by the sports lottery public welfare fund is one of the important contents, which is distributed in all communities, squares and towns in the city and has made outstanding contributions to achieving the goal of healthy aging. Up to now, there are nearly 300,000 elderly people in the city who regularly participate in physical exercise activities, accounting for more than 35% of the elderly population in the city. In parks, squares and streets, the elderly are active in physical fitness, and physical fitness has become a living habit of the elderly. Fitness service vehicles and portable speakers donated by China Sports Lottery Public Welfare Fund for fitness outlets provide convenient conditions for the elderly to exercise. As a national public welfare lottery and public welfare undertaking, sports lottery has been devoted to various social welfare undertakings for many years, and has also given strong support to the development of sports undertakings for the elderly. The Sports Lottery Public Welfare Fund helped this exhibition to reflect the purpose of issuing sports lottery and the public welfare behavior of sports lottery giving back to the society for many years. Liaocheng counties (cities, districts) also held a grand ceremony of "China Sports Lottery" for middle-aged and elderly people's fitness achievements. The performances have their own characteristics and are widely praised by local people, especially elderly friends. They have a deeper understanding of the public welfare of sports lottery and have a strong social response. (Zhang Huaifa)