2019 Winter Long-distance Race in USST

On November 26, 2019 winter long-distance race, a traditional item in USST campus sports competition, officially kicked off at 516 Jungong Road. President Ding Xiaodong, Vice President Zhang Hua, related heads from various colleges and nearly 300 teachers and students attended the opening ceremony. Vice President Zhang Hua hosted the opening ceremony.

President Ding made a speech at the opening ceremony. He pointed out that school physical education is not only a significant part of education but also an important content of spiritual civilization. Our school is committed to implementing the physical education curriculum, developing sports associations and promoting physical education across the campus. By doing so, our school aims that more students will be encouraged to participate in sports. Moreover, these actions are designed to advocate the spirit of sports, carry forward sports cultures and promote the all-round growth of people. President Ding suggested that all the teachers and students should take an active part in the winter long-distance race to make sports a lifelong habit.

President Ding made a speech at the opening ceremony

At 3:30, all athletes started from the statue of Chairman Mao followed by the signal of the school leader. They ran around the beautiful campus with youth and passion, showing the boundless vitality of USST. Along the way, in addition to the beautiful scenery, there are cheerleaders from all the colleges. After an exciting competition, College of Basic Science, Business School and School of Medical Instrument and Food Engineering were ranked top three among the teams. Tian Kun and An Qiong, both from Business School, respectively won the men’s and women’s titles.