On the evening of October 29, over 1,000 night runners gathered in the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, opening the 2020 "Harmonious Olympic Sports Center, Vibrant Jiulongpo" Golden Autumn Nationwide Fitness Season in fluorescence.
Officials attend the opening ceremony of the nighttime running event.
This year's Golden Autumn Nationwide Fitness Season is sponsored by the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center and Jiulongpo District Sports Bureau. It covers such theme activities as the 3rd Olympic Sports Center Night Running, the Olympic Swimming Competition, and the Olympic Badminton Invitational Tournament, and will last until November 5.
More than 1,200 citizens took part in the night running, with the youngest being 3 years old and the oldest 65. It is a truly citywide fitness program for all that shines with glamor. In addition to running in company and parent-child running, Han Chinese Clothing and Cosplay shows were also held.
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center added multi-function fitness columns and a large smart interaction screen on the 1 km fluorescent footpath. After running through the fitness columns, the participants collected sports data via face recognition about mileage, duration, speed, energy consumption, etc. They clicked the green test button to collect health data such as heart rate, body temperature, respiratory rate, etc. When the night running event ended, they viewed real-time rankings and personal data on the large interaction screen and got a scientific workout plan on the mobile APP or mini program.
Citizen participants do warm-up exercises before the running session starts.
Yang is a marathon enthusiast. He said: "The smart footpath is a pretty good facility. It allows me to understand every aspect of the workout I do. Olympic Sports Center Night Running is already the most popular public activity in the Olympic Sports Center. The quota of 1,000 this year was reached in a short period of time. I was able to sign up for the event only after an extra quota of 200 was allocated."
The first-ever Olympic Sports Center Sports Culture Creation Fair and Olympic Sports Center Nationwide Fitness Carnival highlighted the core elements of "sports+culture" and "sports+tourism" to increase interactivity and fun. Citizens participating in the night running visited the culture creation fair and played interactive games at the fitness carnival.
Hanfu lovers and Cosplay enthusiasts are also attracted to the event's various activities.
To extend the event's influence, get more people involved, and increase interactivity, the organizer built the "Olympic Sports Center Cloud Fitness" platform. For the first time, offline night running has online activities. Citizens can upload their movement locus, workout declarations, and selfies on the platform and earn points by clocking in or getting others' likes. The 10 users who earn the most points will get two 276-yuan tickets to the hot spring scenic spot.
The Olympic Sports Center will hold the first Olympic Badminton Invitational Tournament and the 7th Olympic Swimming Competition on October 31. The public can watch the competition free of charge.