The Uruguayan Embassy in China held a press conference in Beijing on the 17th. Officials of the Uruguayan National Sports Secretariat delegation to China said that sports exchanges between China and Uruguay have promoted cultural exchanges between the young people of the two countries, and sports have become a bridge between the people of the two countries.
"For many years, sports cooperation has always been the center and focus of cooperation between China and Uruguay," said Fernando Lugris, Uruguayan Ambassador to China. Supporting young people's cooperation and exchanges in sports undoubtedly plays an important role in developing relations between China and Uruguay, and can also make the relationship between the two countries more lasting and consolidated.
According to reports, this year Uruguay will send young athletes in women's hockey and other sports to China for training.
Lugris said that he hoped that Uruguay would be able to communicate better with China in the future in terms of its own sports advantages. He also hoped that after training in China, Uruguayan young athletes could achieve good results in sports competitions in the Americas, and even in the Paris Olympics. "I believe that in the future, sports exchanges will become an important pillar of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries."
Enrique Bello, deputy director of the Uruguayan National Sports Secretariat, who led the delegation to visit China, said that 100 years ago, the Uruguayan football team defeated strong European opponents and won the championship in the Olympics. For many years, Uruguayans have always defended this spirit of courage to compete and perseverance. China is also a country that has made many achievements in sports. "Uruguayan athletes can learn the diligence and hard work in the Chinese sports spirit by training here."
It is understood that one of the key tasks of Bello's visit to China is to inspect the implementation of China-Uruguay sports cooperation. "After coming to China, some young Uruguayan gymnasts said that the intensity and density of several years of training in Uruguay are not as good as the short dozens of days in China." He said that Uruguayan athletes are convinced that the sports training path taken by China is a professional and fruitful path.
Alejandro Sagasti, coordinator of the Special Projects Department of the Ukrainian National Sports Secretariat, said that sports exchanges between China and Ukraine have also played a great role in promoting cultural exchanges between young people in the two countries. "Many young people who come to China for training are going abroad for the first time. Through their experience in China, they have opened their minds and horizons. What they gain from training in China is not only professional sports skills, but more cultural exchanges and experiences, so sports are also a bridge between the people of the two countries."
