By Zhu Weiwen
In the First National Youth Games lately held in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, Hongkou District sent 32 athletes, with other 644 athletes round the city, to participate in various games on behalf of Shanghai.
Hongkou athletes took part in 13 items in this event and saw 6 win the first place, 4 win the second place and 8 win the third place. Qiu Zi’ao ranked No. 1 for 1,500-meter freestyle and 4*200 meter freestyle relay; Qin Yuxiang won the first place for 4*100 freestyle relay; Miao Dan, Jiang Xinyi and Jiang Xinyue took the crown for women’s softball; and Hongkou Men’s Foil Team won a team silver.