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Reflection of tug-of-war competition

Updated:2017-03-08

The tug-of-war championship of national enterprises (also named the third national sports of tug-of-war contest) was held in Chengdu. The team quantities of this competition has reached the most, but how to develop the group project of collective nature? How to grasp the relationship between mass and competition in the development road for the project belonged to the field of social sports? All these have become a reflection of this competition.

Collective group projects should pay attention to the three “identify”

“Identifying the target people, identifying the development path, and identifying the organizational model”, are the principles to develop collective group projects concluded by a reporter through interviewing the participants in different fields.

Metallurgy association is China's first unit in the organizations of tug-of-war and has been promoted in the whole industry. Ceng Qingyan, the secretary general of the association, and the deputy secretary general of Chinese tug-of-war association, once said that the activity’s wide promotion in the metallurgical industry lied in that it had identified the target population, and the development path. Large enterprises need a carrier like this to promote the construction of culture and sports for their workers.

The participation of the representative team of Sichuan Zhongjian zixon fitness club and Chengdu University of Technology seems to break the situation that the tug-of-war can only be held in the large and medium-sized enterprises. Tang Xingwang, the chairman of Zhong Jian Zhi Xing fitness club told reporters that he believed the fitness club to develop this sport now completely has the needs and possibilities. At present, many people working in the fitness industry, need to get out of the concept of the gym, and give an expansion to the development of its project. Now many participants are eager to have a social sense of belonging in addition to the separate exercise outside the work environment. They hope to have an exercise group that they can participate, and desire the satisfaction and sense of honor outside of the work. Participating in the tug-of-war will meet this point.

Women's team of tug-of-war in Ganyu County of Jiangsu is famous in the world. It is a genuine team composed of farmers and fishermen. Ou Changxia who has participated the contest for the fourth time told reporters that she was called back when working outside. Although this will lose a lot of money, the sisters are willing to participate, not for the money, because farmers are too lack of the opportunity to get honors. So they really cherish the big chance to exercise together.

Group is a notable feature of the Tug of War, Lin Jie, the vice chairman of Chinese Tug-of-war Association, and deputy director of the National Social Sports Guidance Center said that the team nature of the tug-of-war makes it very suitable to be carried out in a variety of places such as in factories, mines, enterprises and schools etc. In the future, the head office will hold all kinds of tug-of-war together with women's Federation, the Ministry of education, and the general trade union between women, students, workers, families, and cities. The goal has been possible. And the activity has been recognized from the people in different fields who come to bereave and study during the event.

Give Consideration to Athletics and Groupment of Tug of War

Are there so many teams to attend competition if no qualification trials of National Sports Festival of China?

Duoji, the coach of Tibet representative team who firstly attended National competition told Journalist that it was impossible for them to attend Tug of War contest if no competitive game. Tug of War, in his impression, was only be held in festivals and what made him surprised is that Tug of War has developed so much and he thought that the competition could contribute to the spread of Tug of War.

Dai Zhenyong, the secretary and chairman of sports department in Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT), expressed that their team was included by four graduate students and five undergraduates and they were trying to explore a way to spread Tug of War in their school for nowadays students lacks collective spirits. They also hope to create a professional Tug of War team which can encourage students’ participating enthusiasm and they set Tug of War as the first programme in the approaching School Sports Meeting.

Wang Ruixia, director of No. 1 Business Department of China Leisure Sports Administrative Center in Geneary Administration of Sport claimed that nowadays Tug of War owns dual attributes of athletics and groupment. The athletics of Tug of War is one of aspect of the sport but we have to introduce the sport to more people and promote it. Therefore, we have to lay emphasis on the diversity of Tug of War form to avoid competitive Tug of War catching on the horns of dilemma.

Zhou Weizhong, vice Secretary General of Chinese Tug of War Association said that sports competition is like a product. Only when common audiences felt that it is unreachable and have the willing to appreciate, will they be attracted to join the sport directly. The numbers of teams and people show its popularization while the high level of the Tug of War reflects the attribute of athletics.

The sport of Tug of War should give consideration to athletics and groupments. As a big event of National sports competition, Tug of War must be competitive and international as competitive Tug of War is accepted sport in the world. And the groupment of Tug of War can als be a huge foundation of Pyramid.