Great News! NJCIT's Taekwondo Team Achieves Great Success at the 2024 Chinese College Students Taekwondo Championship (Northern China Region)

From November 15 to 18, the 19th Chinese College Students Taekwondo Championship (Northern China Region) was held in Qian'an. It is reported that this competition brought together 935 taekwondo athletes and coaches from 128 universities and colleges nationwide, including China University of Geosciences in Beijing, Tianjin University, Shenyang Sport University, and Henan Normal University. The scale and level of the competition reached a new high. The competition was divided into Group A, Group B, Group C-A, Group C-B, and Group D, with two main categories: athletic events and poomsae events.

Under the careful guidance of teacher Luo Yong, our taekwondo team ensured the training quality by formulating a scientific training plan and carrying out training during evenings and weekends. NJCIT sent a total of seven selected competitors to participate in the five different levels of the competition. Through hard work and sweat, our students carried forward the spirit of unity and determination in the competition, fearlessly facing challenges and showcasing the outstanding demeanor of NJCIT. In the individual events of the Taekwondo competition, NJCIT won 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals. The men's team ranked first in terms of total score, while the women's team ranked third. Overall, NJCIT achieved first place in terms of total team score and also won the Sportsmanship Award. Meanwhile, Teacher Luo Yong won the honorary title of Excellent Coach, students Xu Guang and Xie Yu from Modern Communication 2201 won the championship of Men's Group B-58KG, and student Chen Rui from Visual Communication 2302 won the title of Outstanding Athletes. It showcased the excellent sportsmanship of NJCIT's students who fearlessly faced strong opponents, embraced challenges, and fought bravely.

This competition has not only demonstrated the competitive level of NJCIT's Taekwondo team but also manifested the effectiveness of NJCIT's sports education, contributing positively to the all-around development of students' moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor capacities.

NJCIT's Taekwondo team will continue to carry forward the Taekwondo spirit of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-discipline and indomitability based on its professional characteristics, so as to continuously promote the high-quality development of NJCIT's sports undertakings.

Photo/Text by Luo Yong, Department of Physical Education

Reviewed by Wang Bin, Department of Physical Education