Beijing Waist Flag Rugby League Finals End： Minority Sports Come into Public View
Original title: Beijing Yaoqi Rugby League Finals ended (cited topic)
Minority movement enters public view (theme)
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"We are all sophomores and juniors from the Capital Institute of Physical Education. In addition to participating in the finals this year, we also participated in other flag football competitions held in Beijing. Meeting different teams every time is also a learning process. This competition is divided into four competition days. Relatively speaking, the pace of the schedule is not so fast, which is more conducive to the running-in of the team. " Yang Cheng, captain of the Beijing International Olympic Academy team, said. They won the runner-up in the 2023 Beijing Waist Flag Rugby League Finals held on the same day.
As a supplement and extension of Beijing Waist Flag Rugby Open, Beijing Waist Flag Rugby League has a longer tournament cycle, more flexible personnel organization and more adequate communication with clubs, which has laid a good foundation for the professional development of Waist Flag Rugby. The League Finals was hosted by Beijing Social Sports Management Center and Chaoyang District Sports Bureau. The competition was five-player rugby with 15 teams and nearly 300 athletes. The league is divided into three stages: regular season, playoffs and finals, with a total of 115 games.
Beijing flag rugby is developing in a positive and healthy direction. The supply of events is more diversified, the organization of events is more orderly and standardized, the competitive level of events is higher, and the athletes’ understanding of flag rugby is deeper. Many fans have grown from "white flag" to "talented flag". The waist flag project has also become a new choice for citizens to exercise for the whole people from the crowd movement.
The unique charm of flag football lies in the perfect combination of competitive sports and team spirit, which provides a fierce and safe way for young people. The 141st plenary session of the International Olympic Committee held in Mumbai on October 16th, 2023 voted to add five sports events to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, among which the flag football is one.
Compared with formal football, flag football pays more attention to teamwork, although there are many similarities in rules. In the game, the defender pulls down a waist flag on the belt of the attacking player with the ball, and the attack is stopped. This unique design makes the game more ornamental and participatory. At the same time, because of its non-collision characteristics, flag football has become a safe way of sports, which enables more people to participate in it and enjoy the fun of sports.
Yang Cheng said: "As a team event, the waist flag rugby is not strong in physical confrontation, and it is not so easy to get hurt, so it is more suitable for the public to participate."
The relevant person in charge of the Beijing Social Sports Management Center said: "As a new trend of outdoor sports, waist flag rugby is loved by many young people. Now there are open competitions and leagues in Beijing, and competitions for young people will be held in the future. I hope to use the platform of the competition to guide the healthy development of the project and promote the healthy sports concept. "
Source: China Sports News
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