Building a Sports Island: Changhua County Project Launched

(Taiwan Business News) The Changhua County Government held a press conference on the 13th for the "103 Sports Island" projects and the September 9 National Sports Day series of activities. Deputy County Magistrate Lin Tianfu invited representatives of the units implementing the various Sports Island projects to jointly participate in the launch ceremony, symbolizing the enthusiastic launch of the Sports Island activities and welcoming everyone to exercise together.

Deputy County Magistrate Lin Tianfu said that the proportion of people in Changhua County who exercise regularly has been rising year by year. Last year, the proportion of people in Changhua County who exercised regularly reached 32.1%, higher than the national average of 31.3%.

Deputy County Magistrate Lin Tianfu pointed out that through the Sports Island project, 20 township and town sports associations in Changhua County have established 20 small sports leagues, with about 510 sports clubs.

At the event, the Changhua Night Running Group, a local specialty activity in the county, was invited to give the opening performance, leading the guests in a warm-up exercise and kicking off the Sports Island activities, truly achieving the highest quality of life through fitness and a drug-free life.

In 103, the Changhua County Government carried out three major project activities under the Sports Island plan, including the Fun Fitness Express project (sports map), the Sports Club Establishment and Guidance project (small league activities, community friendly competitions) and the Sports LOHAS Island Promotion project (single event activities, water activities, local specialty activities, sports and LOHAS for people with physical and mental disabilities).

In addition, the Changhua County Sports Association also implements three major project activities, including the Sports Fitness Incentive project (workers' fitness classes, women's LOHAS exercise classes, senior exercise instruction classes, new residents' sports integration classes, sports ability promotion classes), the Sports LOHAS Island Promotion project (office workers' sports and leisure activities, bicycle coming-of-age ceremony, mountain climbing, hiking, jogging activities, National Mountain Climbing Day, group (integrated) sports performance activities) and the Sports Club Establishment and Guidance project - major league (sports competitions or observation and social events).