World Cup inspires further passion for football among youth in China's Kashgar
STORY: World Cup inspires further passion for football among youth in China's Kashgar
DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022
LENGTH: 0:01:39
LOCATION: URUMQI, China
CATEGORY: SPORTS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of football activities
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MEMETYASIN MEMETMIN, Middle school student in Kashgar
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Reporter and primary school students
STORYLINE:
The FIFA World Cup, currently underway in Qatar, has helped further inspire passion for football among the youth in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang.
Football matches have been organized in a number of primary and middle schools in the prefecture in recent weeks, to cheer for the World Cup and the athletes.
In recent years, China has continued to increase investment in promoting football in the region.
Now there are 1,005 football fields in Kashgar, including many in schools.
According to the local government, more than 82,000 adolescents are regularly playing football.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MEMETYASIN MEMETMIN, Middle school student in Ka
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- 2022/12/18 00:00:00
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