WESING Supports the National Finals of the 2018 National Dojo Club Judo Championships.

　　WESING Supports the 2018 National Dojo Club

　　National Judo Championship Finals

　　From November 23 to 24, the 2018 National Dojo Club Judo Championships National Finals, hosted by the Chinese Judo Association and organized by Guangdong Zhongrou Cultural and Sports Management Co., Ltd., came to a successful conclusion in Zhongshan County, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

　　Fujian WESING Sporting Goods Co., Ltd. is the sponsor of the “2018 National Dojo Club Judo Championship National Finals.” Combining WESING’s outstanding product quality with first-class service support, we are fully committed to ensuring the successful completion of the “2018 National Dojo Club Judo Championship National Finals.”

　　According to the introduction, this competition features two categories: an Open Category and a U15 Category. Each category includes seven weight classes for both men and women. Only athletes who placed in the top eight in each weight class during the preliminary rounds of the 2018 National Dojo Club Judo Championships—held in the northern and southern regions—are eligible to participate in the final round.

　　More than 200 athletes and coaches from 46 dojos, clubs, and sports schools across the country took part in this competition. A total of 11 events were contested in the Open Category and the U15 Category. The Qinghai Provincial Sports School team won two gold medals— in the men’s Open Category under 81 kg and in the women’s Open Category under 70 kg—while the remaining nine gold medals were awarded to nine different teams. Over the two-day competition, the team from Zhihe Town Middle School in Pengzhou emerged as the biggest winner, securing a total of four gold medals. In addition, the Zhihe Town Middle School team from Pengzhou, along with the Liaocheng Competitive Sports Team and the Tianjin Jinggang National Martial Arts Team, jointly received the Sportsmanship Award.

　　It is understood that the National Dojo Club Judo Championship is held annually. The competition aims to promote the widespread development of judo, expand the pool of judo practitioners, and identify outstanding young talents. This year’s event is being held in two stages for the first time: preliminary rounds and the final. Previously, the preliminary rounds for the Southern Region were held in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, in May, and those for the Northern Region were held in Qingdao, Shandong, in September.

　　Xian Dongmei, President of the Chinese Judo Association, stated that holding a nationwide competition for dojo clubs is primarily aimed at providing amateur judo enthusiasts with an opportunity to showcase their talents. At the same time, the youth division of the competition will enable the Chinese Judo Association to better identify and cultivate outstanding reserve talent. “This is because many promising young athletes who show great potential aren’t training at sports schools; instead, they’re scattered across various dojos and clubs. These youngsters are genuinely passionate about judo and often pay out of their own pockets to practice at their clubs. We hope that through such competitions, we can discover more young athletes who love judo and attract them into professional teams, where they can receive more systematic training and further expand the pool of talent available for the entire judo program,” said Xian Dongmei.

　　Yan Tianyuan from the Competition Department of the Chinese Judo Association has been watching the competition on-site for two days straight. He noted that the level of this year’s competition has improved compared to previous years. “The improvement isn’t just in the athletic performance; it’s also reflected in the competitors’ deeper understanding of the spirit of judo, as well as their grasp of the rules and judo etiquette,” said Yan Tianyuan.

　　Zheng Xiaoyu, Chairman of Guangdong Zhongrou Cultural and Sports Management Co., Ltd. and Vice President of the Guangdong Judo Association, said: “Although the athletes competing this time are all non-registered athletes, they are all outstanding competitors who have been rigorously selected through multiple rounds of qualifying events held at various regional stations throughout the year. They represent the highest level among Chinese amateur judo athletes. We hope that the ‘Zhongrou Cup’ will help more people learn about judo and fall in love with it.”

　　2018 National Karate U18 Championship Finals

　　The National Youth Karate Championship was solemnly held in Shiyan, Hubei Province.

　　At 9:00 a.m. on November 21, the 2018 National Karate U18 Championship Finals and the National Youth Karate Championship were solemnly held at the gymnasium of Hubei Industrial Vocational and Technical College (Shiyan, Hubei).

　　Zhang Biao, Vice President of Wuhan Institute of Physical Education and President of the Hubei Karate Association; Lü Yan, Executive Committee Member of the Chinese Karate Association and Team Leader of the National Karate Team; Cui Min, Deputy Director of the Youth and Sports Division of the Hubei Provincial Sports Bureau; Guo Weidong, Director of the Bureau of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television, and Tourism of Shiyan City; Wang Rui, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television, and Tourism of Shiyan City; Du Qiyi, Executive Vice President of the Hubei Karate Association; Ren Jun, Vice President of the Hubei Karate Association; Zeng Zhuo, Executive Committee Member of the Chinese Karate Association and Secretary-General of the Hubei Karate Association; as well as relevant heads from various departments involved in the competition, attended the opening ceremony.

　　This competition is organized by the Boxing and Taekwondo Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China and the Chinese Karate Association, and hosted by the Hubei Provincial Sports Bureau and the Hubei Provincial Karate Association. The participating athletes come from 18 teams representing Tianjin, Fujian, Guangdong, Hebei, Hong Kong, and other regions, with a total of 245 athlete appearances in the competition.

　　This competition features both individual and team events. Approximately 300 athletes from 18 national teams will compete in three main categories: individual kumite, individual kata, and team kata. The kata events will be held on November 21, while the kumite events will take place on November 22-23.

　　Karate is a competition event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 14th National Games. It will also be an official competition event at the 2nd National Youth Games in 2019. With the attention and support of the General Administration of Sport of China, karate has been thriving domestically, with the number of karate enthusiasts and professional athletes increasing year by year, and the competitive level continuously improving.