Guiyang elderly win awards in tai chi fitness ball exercise competition

A delegation from Guanshanhu district in Guiyang, the capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, won three awards in the 2019 National Elderly Tai Chi Fitness Ball Exercise Interchange Activity, which was held from Nov 26 to 30 in Shouguang, Shandong province.

A delegation from Guanshanhu district, Guiyang, competes in the 2019 National Elderly Taiji Fitness Ball Exercise Interchange Activity held in Shouguang, Shandong province. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

The tai chi fitness ball exercise is a traditional sports activity in China. Focusing on harmony and cooperative thinking, it is a very suitable fitness exercise for the elderly as it has three basic movements: receiving, leading and throwing. 

Guiyang elderly women win awards in the competition. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

This year's interchange activity was hosted by the Chinese Veteran's Sports Association, attracting 500 elderly women in 28 teams from all over the country. The Guanshanhu district delegation was chosen to participate in the activity on behalf of Guiyang.

Zhao Yandi contributed to this story