Tangqiao town in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province launches the sixth annual sports meeting at its central primary school on June 3. [Photo/zjg.wenming.cn]

Tangqiao town in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province held an annual sports meeting at its central primary school on June 3.

The opening ceremony attracted government officials, business representatives, local community and village residents, and primary and middle school students and teachers.

Yin Jie, director of the Zhangjiagang Municipal Bureau of Sports, delivered a speech at the ceremony and expressed her best wishes for the event.

A total of 1,124 athletes competed in single and team games, such as running, shot put, broad jump, sit-ups, cycling, basketball, football, badminton, tug-of-war, and rope skipping.

A fitness festival was held on the sidelines, encouraging local residents to practice tai chi and folk dancing, popularizing knowledge of health preservation, and providing teenagers with practice in table tennis, martial arts and ballroom dancing.

The sixth annual sports meeting held in Tangqiao, the event is intended to promote an energetic and healthy lifestyle among the general public.