Recently, Dongli district was approved to become one of the first national demonstration sites for sports and fitness.
Over the past five years, Dongli district has fully implemented the national strategy of fitness. With the strong support and guidance of the General Administration of Sport of China and the Tianjin Municipal Sports Bureau, Dongli has taken the construction of a demonstration site for fitness as its main line, vigorously promoting the development of mass sports in the new era and improving the quality and efficiency of sports events, as well as the level of public services.
A sports event held in Dongli district [Photo/WeChat account: tianjindongli]
Dongli has been optimizing its supply of public fitness venues and facilities and providing related public services to meet residents' fitness needs. At present, the number of sports venues in Dongli has reached 1,265; 8 community fitness centers, 12 fitness parks and squares, 36 football pitches, and 100 community activity rooms have been built, enabling residents to reach fitness facilities within 10 minutes.
Furthermore, Dongli district has actively held national and municipal sports competitions, forming a social atmosphere of engaging in sporting events. In recent years, it has hosted the 13th National Games, the 10th Paralympic Games, the National Basketball Association (CBA), the National Teenager Gateball Championship and other national large-scale competitions. On the basis of more than 30 regular and traditional fitness activities held each year, mass sporting events with a wide range of influence, a large number of participants, and strong regional characteristics, such as the 13th National Fitness Conference, the 3rd Online Smart Games, and the 2nd Community Games, have been held in the region, benefiting nearly 60,000 people every year.
The local government has also created a national fitness training base, and conducts fitness lectures and training for fitness volunteers and social sports instructors. At present, there are 85 community fitness clubs in the region with a coverage rate of 83%, and 2,903 social sports instructors. The proportion of people who often participate in physical exercises has reached 48.8%.
A sports event held in Dongli district [Photo/WeChat account: tianjindongli]
In order to accelerate sports reform and innovation, Dongli has established a fitness platform named "Dongli sports", establishing local sports media accounts to achieve data exchange and resource sharing. Themed activities, such as "online hiking", have been carried out by using social media platform Tiktok. Dongli has also promoted the sharing of fitness resources, implementing free or low-cost policies in stadiums, promoting school sports venues and facilities to open for the public, so as to promote the integration and development of fitness, health, medical care, elderly care, culture, tourism and other fields.
Going forward, Dongli will continue to construct a high-quality public service system for sports and fitness to improve the sense of happiness of the local people.