New Zealand Asian Sports and Culture Festival

Source:Xinhua Published: 2019/12/9 17:43:40

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The New Zealand Asian Sports and Culture Festival, aimed at promoting cultural exchanges in New Zealand, will be held from February 29 to March 1, 2020, the festival organizer said at a press conference held in Auckland, New Zealand on Sunday.

Jackson Rao, chairman of the New Zealand Culture and Arts Foundation, which is the organizer of the event, highlighted that, "the New Zealand Asian Sports and Culture Festival is a great platform for sports events, cultural exchanges and commercial interactions. 

The festival will be co-hosted by more than 100 organizations and more than 1,000 participants, including Chinese, Indians and local New Zealanders."

"The festival is believed to promote the communication and integration of diverse ethnic groups in New Zealand, through sports and culture," Yao added.

Artistic performances, fashion shows and basketball performance will be displayed at the opening ceremony. The event will also feature fireworks during the night of the ceremony. 

Sports at the festival will include basketball, soccer, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, billiards, athletics, tug of war, chess, free combat and e-sports.



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