On the afternoon of July 9, 2024, the Ninth "Zhihong" Advanced Materials International Summer School successfully held a fun sports meeting at the Southwest Gymnasium. More than 30 students from eight countries including Serbia, Australia, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Japan, Singapore, and China were divided into six groups. They fully demonstrated the sportsmanship of "friendship first, competition second" and spent a very enjoyable time together.

The fun sports meeting was hosted by Chinese student Liu Yixiao.

Figure 1 Host

First, the back-to-back ball carrying event was held, where the Chinese student team of Wang Enci and Chen Shuhang from the sixth group won first place.

Figure 2 back-to-back ball carrying

Then, the "Fairy Pointing the Way" event took place, where the team of Kazakhstan student Merey Sembay and Brazilian student Giovana Z. Zanchetta from the third group won first place.

Figure 3 "Fairy Pointing the Way"

In the subsequent "Balancing Forest" event, the team of Serbian student Filip Koldzic, Australian student Arman Hobhaydar, Chinese students Zhou Yuqi and Yang Ziqi from the fourth group won first place.

Figure 4 "Balancing Forest"

Finally, in the pot-throwing event, the fifth group won first place with a score of 7 out of 12.

Figure 5 pot-throwing

After the competition, the organizers determined the final rankings of each group based on the cumulative results of the events and awarded prizes. This is the first time that a fun sports meeting has been arranged in the "Zhihong" International Summer School, with the aim of enriching students' extracurricular experiences, fostering a sense of community, and further deepening connections between students through close cooperation within groups and healthy competition between them. The fun sports meeting garnered widespread acclaim from students and is anticipated to become a staple activity in future 'Zhihong' International Summer Schools.