Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) — More than 1,000 students from China and Russia took part in the Spartakiad that opened Thursday in Heilongjiang Province (Northeast China), the Yangguang news portal of China Media Corporation reported.
The opening ceremony of the 2nd Spartakiad of universities of Heilongjiang Province of China and the Russian Far East was held on Thursday at the Heihe Institute in the city of Heihe in this province. The event was attended by more than a thousand students from 18 higher education institutions from both countries, including Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University, Amur State University /ASU/, Far Eastern State Agrarian University, Pacific National University, Primorsky State University named after Sholem Aleichem, as well as 13 Chinese universities.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Spartakiad, Rector of Heihe Institute Yang Jingmin called on the Spartakiad participants from the two countries to strengthen mutual understanding in competitions and develop friendship in cooperation.
Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education at ASU Elena Tokar highly praised the results of cooperation in the field of sports and physical education between Russian and Chinese universities and noted the particularly great importance of sports for strengthening friendship between young people. -0-