The 12th ＂China Star＂ International Friendship Competition was held in Beijing

　　In order to further strengthen youth international sports exchanges and cooperation, help Beijing revitalize the three major sports, and build a solid reserve talent base, the Beijing International Sports Exchange Center, the Beijing International Sports Exchange Promotion Association, and the Australia China Star Sports Event Promotion Organization held the 12th "China Star" International Friendship Competition in Beijing from April 16 to 20, 2016. More than 400 young athletes from 30 sports teams from Australia, New Zealand, Beijing, Hebei, Liaoning, Gansu, Jiangsu and other countries and regions participated in the competition exchanges of men’s football, women’s football, women’s basketball, women’s hockey and women’s tennis.

　　The players participating in this event are all between the ages of 15 and 17. Among them, more than 100 players from 6 overseas sports teams participated; 24 Chinese sports teams participated in more than 300 players. A total of 90 competitions were held, including 10 football games, 5 basketball games, 15 hockey games, and 60 tennis games. The competitions were held in Beijing Lucheng Sports Technology School, Beijing No. 47 Middle School, Tsinghua Yucai Experimental School, Beijing Shunyi International School, Beijing Dulwich International School, Beijing Control Football Club, Hebei Chaoda Sports Center and other venues.

　　Since its establishment in 2005, through the careful construction and continuous efforts of the event’s organizational unit, the "China Star" International Friendship Competition has developed into a favorite sports event for young people from all over the world in the past 12 years, and has become a friendly bond for exchanges, mutual learning and common improvement among young people from China, Oceania and South Africa. By "inviting in" domestic and foreign youth sports teams, the Beijing International Sports Exchange Center has opened up channels for more school sports teams in Beijing to communicate with young players at home and abroad, and has favorably promoted the development of youth football, basketball, hockey, tennis and other programs. It has played a positive role in improving the technical level of youth sports and cultivating more youth sports reserve talents.