The host location of the much-anticipated cross-Straits softball match has been all but confirmed to be Pingtan, an island county in eastern Fujian, according to a senior sports official.
More than 100 Fujian people gathered at a get-together in Xiamen, Fujian province on Oct 9 to discuss how to further boost Pingtan’s development.
Pingtan treated its seniors to good care on Oct 20, one day before the traditional Double Ninth Festival, according to ptnet.cn.
A business incubator for small and medium-sized companies by young Taiwan people has passed a general examination in Pingtan.
All softball events will take place in Pingtan county, Fujian province between Sunday and Oct 26.
A newly-built softball stadium in Pingtan county has received universal acclaim, as players, judges and coaches there for the first National Youth Games have all spoken highly of its first class facilities.
The NYG is the largest sports meeting ever in Fujian, with more than 7,900 athletes aged between 13 to 21 from 80 cities competing from Oct 18 to 27.
Pingtan will host all softball events of the National Youth Games, from Oct 18 to 27, in a state-of-the-art softball stadium which is said to be one of the best in the country.
