(Reported by Vivian Yan)From May 19th to 21st, HUST student athletes’ delegation participated in Sports and Cultural Competition for Overseas Students in China’s Southeast Region, which was held in Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Province. This sports competition is initiated by China’s Ministry of Education, and co-organized by University Students Sports Association. HUST delegation put 100% efforts and fought fiercely and achieved desirable results in the competition.

10 International and Chinese athletes from School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Tongji Medical College, School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, etc. participated in 3-men basketball, Orienting Running, and Sports Talent Show. After fierce competition, HUST team won the title of Excellence Award. Mr. Benjiamin Errol Lightfoot Shakeem from Bahamas was interviewed by CCTV Sports channel and expressed himself that he was honored to represent HUST to compete in this sports game and hoping to have more chances to meet people from around the world in the future and enjoy challenges and fun from sports competition.

It is reported that this sports competition is for the purpose of implementing Outline of the National Medium and Long Term Educational Reform and Development Plan (2010-2020), and to promote Project for Studying in China, to enrich study life for international students. Southeast region included 27 universities from 8 provinces and municipalities, such as Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, etc. HUST team won the 1st place in Hubei province and entered the southeast region to compete with other provinces.  

我校留学生参加第二届留动中国-在华留学生
阳光运动文化之旅东南赛区比赛

(通讯员严薇)5月19日至21日，我校中外学生运动员代表队在江苏省扬州大学参加了由教育部主办、大学生体育协会承办的第二届留动中国-在华留学生阳光运动文化之旅东南赛区的比赛。运动员们风雨无阻、奋勇拼搏，取得了良好的成绩。

来自我校电子信息与通信学院、同济医学院、土木工程与力学学院、机械学院等6个院系的10名中外运动员参加了三对三篮球、定向越野和体育艺术三个项目的角逐，并获得了东南赛区优胜奖。赛后，来自巴哈马的留学生付文忠接受了中央电视台体育频道记者的采访，表示很荣幸代表华中科技大学参加此次大区赛，希望以后能有更多的机会在中国大家庭中结识朋友，享受体育带来的挑战和乐趣。

据悉，“留动中国”是教育部为贯彻落实《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要(2010-2020)》精神，切实实施《留学中国计划》，丰富在华留学生的文化生活而打造的大型来华留学生活动品牌。此次东南赛区大区赛共有来自上海、江苏、浙江、广东、福建等八个省市的27所院校代表队参赛，我校以湖北赛区总冠军的身份进入到此次东南赛区大区赛。