China-US youth pickleball tournament builds cross-cultural ties

The 2026 China-US Youth Pickleball Friendship Tournament was held Tuesday at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. Student representatives from a study tour group from Iowa of the United States and students from Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School of North China's Hebei province participated in the event.

The tournament aims to use pickleball as a new bridge for cultural exchange, fostering the next generation of ambassadors for China-US friendship and contributing to the development of bilateral relations, according to the organizers.

Guo Yuhe contributed to this story.