Tainan City Secondary School Joint Games, Vice Mayor Ye Zeshan (2nd from left) lit the torch at Kaitian Palace in Yongkang District.

(Photo by reporter Liu Wanjun)

[Reporter Liu Wanjun/Tainan Report] The Tainan City Secondary School Joint Games will light the torch at Kaitian Palace in Yongkang District this morning (4th).

The torch lighting ceremony of the Mid-city Games kicked off with the drumming performance of Dawan High School. Huang Weizhe came to the scene before the meeting to encourage the participating students. Afterwards, the deputy mayor Ye Zeshan led a team to offer incense to God Shennong of Kaitian Palace and ignite the torch , and then passed to the flame team served by the Xinhua Junior High School Track and Field Team.

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Huang Weizhe said that the City Games is the highest-level student comprehensive sports event in Tainan City, and it is also an outpost for participating in the National Games. Last year, the Nanshi team won 41 golds, 39 silvers, and 42 bronzes, totaling 122 points The good results of the medals have broken the record of the most gold medals and the total number of medals since the merger of counties and cities. I hope that the players participating in this year's China Games will be able to give full play to their strengths on the field and strive for the honor of participating in the National Games. Make good memories.

The torch of the City Games will be delivered to 14 high schools in Yongkang District, Rende District, Guiren District, Guanmiao District and Longqi District, etc., and Chen Liangqian, director of the Sports Bureau, said that this year's City Games will handle a total of 14 competitions A total of 3,124 players participated in the competition, an increase of 237 from the previous session. It will be held at the Xinying Track and Field on the 6th.

Tainan City Secondary School Joint Sports Day, Vice Mayor Ye Zeshan (middle) lit the torch at Kaitian Palace in Yongkang District.

(Photo by reporter Liu Wanjun)

The Xinhua Junior High School Track and Field Team served as the torch team of the Tainan City Middle School Joint Sports Games, passing the torch.

(Photo by reporter Liu Wanjun)

The Xinhua Junior High School Track and Field Team served as the torch team of the Tainan City Middle School Joint Sports Games, passing the torch.

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Ye Zeshan (right), deputy mayor of Tainan City, passed the torch of the City Games to the torch team of the Xinhua Junior High School Track and Field Team.

(Photo by reporter Liu Wanjun)