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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, June 25 (Xinhua) — The 2nd Kashi Cup International Junior Away Football Tournament kicked off in Yupurga County, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Tuesday, bringing together young football players from seven countries, including China, Russia and Kazakhstan.
Compared with last year’s competition, the level of internationalization and professionalism of this year’s tournament has increased. The competition involves 6 teams from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, two teams from the host county of Kashi, as well as 4 teams from Beijing, Shanghai, Shandong and Guangdong provinces.
To ensure the impartiality of the competition results, the organizing committee of the football tournament invited 28 professional referees from the China Football Association (CFA) and the Xinjiang Football Association, as well as two professional judges from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
As a key area of the Belt and Road, Xinjiang has made unremitting efforts to promote regional cooperation through sports exchanges, said Ye Hai, deputy director of the Xinjiang Regional Sports Department. Hosting the Kashi Cup not only demonstrates the rapid development of football among teenagers and young people, but also the deep friendship between China and Central Asian countries in sports. -0-