CIS New Year's Sports Day！

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, maintain physical fitness, and enjoy the holidays, the College of International Students organized a football tournament. The competition was held at the Dingjiaqiao campus on Feb. 16 and Jiulonghu campus on Feb. 19 respectively. 2 teams from the Sipailou campus and 2 teams from the Dingjiaqiao campus played in Dingjiaqiao campus, and 2 teams from Jiulonghu campus played at Jiulonghu campus Juyuan Football ground.

Every team was led by the team captain, who was responsible for the whole team. There was a match official to make sure that the rules of the game were followed according to FIFA guidelines. The substitutions were done freely without notifying the arbiter.

Let's see the result of the group competition!  

The top scorers of the match between Sipailou teams and Dingjiaqiao teams:

1. Mohammad Hasan with 5 goals

2. Adoum with 4 goals

3. Harwan with 3 goals

Goalscorers in Jiulonghu:

All the students were making themselves ready for the games. Before every match there was a warming-up session to prepare the players for their task, also prevent injuries.

Between the football matches, there was a snack break of half an hour and students got the opportunity to socialize with others students from different faculties and know more about each other.

In short, the weather was nice and the students had a wonderful time. Let's see players' opinions about the game.

Adam from Chad: It's my first time to participate in sports day and enjoy it, it's very nice and I make new friends and share my experience and I get new things fronts them too so I’m so happy to participate in the event. Thank you！

Choky from Timor – Leste: I am so excited and honor to be part of this sports activity, as we all know that the world faced difficult time from last year till now, but this kind of activity will make us stay fit and positive, make more friends and get closer to each other. Lastly, thanks to the organizers, I enjoyed the activity and can't wait for the next activity. Thank you!

Vhisham from Suriname: I enjoyed the football event, it was fun. If the school organizes another, I would try my best to be a part of it. I also met some new friends from the other facilities.  

Abdirazak from Djibouti:  I am thankful to CIS for arranging this activity on the occasion of the spring festival. I really enjoyed the game. I hope CIS will arrange such matches in the future as well.

Yasir from Pakistan: On this sunny day and there is a match of my favorite game football. It was a very nice game for both teams. I enjoyed the game.

Kapembwa from Zambia: I am a medical student but I like to play football, I am very happy that CIS arranged such extra-curricular activities. I would like to take part in such matches in my holidays.  

Throughout the event, it is clear to see that the school has many potential and great people who are very good at sports. Hope more students can join the next sports activity and make exercise a part of your schedule!  

Last but not least, a reminder: the final match will be held at Jiulonghu campus in March 2021. Good luck to you all! Looking forward to your great performance!