Ordos athletes impress at regional games

Ordos basketball compete at the 14th Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Games. [Photo/WeChat account of Ordos]

The Ordos basketball team secured the championship at the 14th Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Games, which concluded at the Ordos Sports Center July 15.

The city’s men’s and women’s cage football teams won bronze medals at the games, according to a recent news release by a local media organization. 

The Ordos basketballers are all policemen from Ordos public security authorities. After six intense matches, they made it to the final, where they defeated the Hulunbuir team to win the championship. 

At the final, staff members at the Ordos Municipal Public Security Bureau volunteered to be cheerleaders for their colleagues at the weekends, which greatly inspired the athletes. 

The victory by the Ordos basketball team was not the city’s only success, with the men’s and women’s cage football teams coming third in their events. 

A total of 19 cage football teams registered for the games. In the semi-final, the men’s team lost in a penalty shootout against the Baotou team. 

The Ordos government has been taking measures to promote the development of soccer in the city, and the number of players engaged in soccer has increased a lot thanks to the government’s efforts.

The Ordos basketballers win the championship at the regional games. [Photo/WeChat account of Ordos]

Policemen from the Ordos public security bureau cheer their colleagues. [Photo/WeChat account of Ordos]

Both men’s and women’s cage football teams pose for a photograph after receiving their bronze medals at the regional games. [Photo/WeChat account of Ordos]