The Guangzhou Friendship Games, which has been successfully held for 12 times since 1998. In order to promote people-to-people exchanges and enhancing friendship between Chinese and foreign friends in Guangzhou,the 13th Games will be held from Saturday, October 26 to Sunday, October 27, 2024.

I.Time and Venue

Time: 26th to 27th of October 2024 (Saturday,Sunday)

Venue: Tianhe Sports Center (Specifically, the badminton competition will be held in No.20 Xinwei Zhonglu, Tangxia,Chebei,Tianhe District)

II.Application Time

25th (Wednesday) to 29th of September 2024(Sunday)

III.Applicants

All registered international students of GDUT.

IV.Application Methods

Please scan below QR code to fill in your personal information and submit it on time. Application Deadline: 4pm,29th of September 2024 (Sunday).Overdue application will not be accepted.

Note: Each persons is limited to sign up 2 entries. When 2 competitions has time conflicts, you should choose one to participate in.

V.Ball Games Events and Rules

i.Five-a-side Basketball Game(Men's)

Each game is divided into two halves, each half lasting 15 minutes with an intermission of 5 minutes. Each team can request pause of 30 seconds twice at each half.

Should a team commit six team fouls during one half of a game, the team should be penalized, and the opposing side gets a free throw; any player who commits five personal fouls over the course of a game should be foul out and disqualified for the remainder of the game.

ii.Seven-a-side Football Game(Men's)

The length of the field ranges from 25meters to 42meters, and the width is from 15meters to 25meters. The goal rim is 2meters tall and 3meters wide. 20 minutes for each match (with 10 minutes for each half and a 5-minute intermission).

Each team is required to prepare 2 uniforms (one in deep color and one in light color) with numbers printed.All players from the same team must wear the same uniform. Players shall wear fabric or leather shoes with rubber soles or shoes that specially made for playing on artificial grass.

During the first stage of round robin, teams will receive points as follows: three points for a win，one point for a draw and zero point for a loss. Teams with more points are ranked higher. The teams with the most points will go to the second round.

iii.Tennis Match

The games include: men's doubles (and mixed doubles) (Group A, Group B) and women's doubles (Group A, Group B) .

The games adopt The Rules of Tennis approved by the Chinese Tennis Association.It will be regarded as waiver if the player does not arrive at the venue 10 minutes after the game begins.

ⅳ.Badminton Match

Players are divided into two groups: Group A and Group B. The event includes men's singles, women's singles and men's doubles (mixed doublesincluded). Single elimination tournament is adopted to decide the ranking.

The event adopts The Rules of Badminton recently issued by the General Administration of Sports of China. It will be regarded as waiver if the player does not arrive at the venue 5 minutes after the game begins.

ⅴ.Table Tennis Competition

The games include: men's singles and women's singles.

Group round robin takes place first. In the group round robin, two points will be awarded for a win, one point for a loss and zero point for abstention. The top two players of each group will go to the single elimination tournament until the champion, runner-up and two third places and two fifth places are decided.

Players are supposed to bring their own rackets. The players should prepare uniforms (Please kindly avoid white uniform). It will be regarded as waiver if the player is 5 minutes late.

ⅵ.The Bowling Game

Players have 30 minutes for practice prior to the games. Each player plays four rounds, top three of which are recorded as personal performance. Players should arrive at the venue in advance as required by the Programme. It will be regarded as waiver if the player does not show up 10 minutes after the game begins.

VI.Awarding

i.The top 8 in each events will be awarded.

ii.The sports plan to set up "excellent organization award", "Best male/female athlete Award" and other collective and individual awards.

VII.Inspired Fun Sports Competition

i.Time: 14:30-17:00, 26th October, 2024

ii.Venue: West Gate Square, Guangzhou Tennis Center

iii.Fun Sports Competition

1.Eight-section Brocade:English and Chinese instruction videos will be played on TV on-site. There are no restrictions on the number of participants, everyone is welcomed and no scores or winners will be determined.

2.Dribble Relay:Three players each hold a section of plastic pipe and relay a ping pong ball to the finish line. No score ranking will be determined. The game starts with a minimum of 3 people.

3.Crazy Ping Pong:A box containing 10 ping pong balls will be tight around each player's waist. They have one minute to shake and bounce off the ping pong balls out of the box. everyone is welcomed and no scoring or ranking will be determined.

4.Guessing Game:Pictures related to the 15th National Games will be presented to two players standing face to face. One player makes gesture about the pictures without speaking while the other guesses the name of the sport based on the gestures of their partner. The game starts with a minimum of 2 players, everyone is welcomed and no scoring or ranking will be determined.

5.Free Dance:The game begins with music in different languages of various countries. When the music starts, players need to start dancing. When the music stops, players freeze in their dancing poses. The duration is based on each song, everyone is welcomed without restrictions on the number of players. No scores or rankings will be determined.

6.Hula Hoop:10 cones will be placed evenly within 10 meters on site. Players will stand up the hula hoop and push it to roll forward, making an S-shaped path around the ten cones to reach the finish line. Participation is voluntary, players can play again and no scores or rankings will be determined.

7.Test Your Fitness：The test includes fifteen push-ups, twenty sit-ups, back strength, and grip strength tests. The test site is marked with four testing sections and a starting line. Players will start at the starting point and proceed to complete the four physical tests in sequence, with staff timing the tests. Everyone is welcomed to join, with no limit on the number of attempts. No scores or rankings will be determined.

8.Shuttlecock Challenge:Kick the shuttlecock into the bucket at the designated location. Once the players make the hit, they win. Everyone is welcomed to joined, with no restrictions on the number of participants. No scores or rankings will be determined.

VIII.Others

ⅰ.All registered athletes must be insuranced.

ⅱ.Athletes participating in the competition must be in good fitness and without any discomfort or illness.The registration of an athlete for participation will be considered as an automatic confirmation that the athlete is in a good health.

ⅲ.Athletes should bring their own rackets if they participate into Tennis Match,Badminton Match or Table Tennis Competition.

ⅳ.Participants must present their passport on-site when entry into the venue.