Young people love sports. Shen-zhen, a young city, is sporty. There are more than 5,000 sports venues in Shenzhen. Sport has become a way of life here, and the cornerstone of the spirit of this young city.
Shenzhen ranks among the top cities in China in terms of the number of people engaged in sports, with more than 45 percent of the city's adults par-ticipating in sporting activities three times a week or more. Shenzhen has a subtropical oceanic climate with moderate temperature and plenty of sunshine. The average tempera-ture in August, the hottest month in the city, is 28.2 degrees centigrade. The city receives 1,975 hours of sunshine annually.
The annual "Jogging Day," which falls on Nov. 1, has become a fixture for residents all over the city since it was first launched 26 years ago when the city was established. A record number of 750,000 people jogged on the day in 2005, while the number was in 120,000 in 1996. November is the city's Month for Sports.
England soccer megastar David Beck-ham is looking at setting up a soccer school in Shenzhen, saying in an email sent to the Shenzhen Municipal Sports Administration earlier this month that Shenzhen is a very good place to develop soccer, according to Ke Gangming, vice di-rector general of the administration. Shenzhen sees university sports booming in recent years.
Liang Qun, a young woman teacher in Shenzhen University, has successfully scaled Mount Qomolangma, and become China's first woman of the Han nationality to suc-ceed in scaling the mountain.The Football Team of Shenzhen University, representing Chinese university students, participated in the football matches of the 23rd Universiade held in Turkey and won second place in the PanPacific Games. Two members in the Positioning Team of Shenzhen Universi-ty were picked by the national team to take part in the 2005 World Positioning Champi-onship in Osaka, Japan, on behalf of China. In 2004, the Martial Arts Team of Shenzhen University participated in the Hong Kong In-ternational Martial Arts Festival, pocketing seven gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal. In 2005, the TKD (taekwondo) Team of Shenzhen University participated in the Asia College TKD Championship to win five gold medals, four silver medals and one bronze medal. Shenzhen is gearing up for the 26th Uni-versiade.
Shenzhen hopes to start a new up-surge in the development of college sports by hosting the 26th Universiade.(李静 编译)
年轻人热爱运动，年轻的深圳是一个名副其实的“运动之城”。5000多个运动场所，一种崇尚体育的精神，将运动凝练成这座年轻城市的生活方式，使运动融入这座年轻城市的灵魂。
深圳是中国体育人口比例最高的城市之一，群众体育蓬勃发展，45％的深圳人每周锻炼三次以上。深圳具有得天独厚的自然地理条件，环境优美，山清水秀，气候宜人，正朝着成为一个世界级的花园城市、艺术城市、海滨城市和运动娱乐休闲城市的方向迈进。
每年11月1日的市民“长跑日”，已经成为全市人民的体育节日，今年已经是第26届了，与深圳同龄。加入了长跑行列的市民从1996年的12万人增加到去年的75万人。成千上万的市民迎着晨光，在公园、在居住小区、在大街小巷跑步，形成了全民健身的高潮。同时，11月还成为深圳市的全民健身活动月，各种各样的健身活动此起彼伏。从3岁的幼儿园小朋友，到年过八十的老年人，都积极地投入其中，自得其乐。
“贝克汉姆足校”也被深圳魅力所吸引，向这座充满活力的城市伸出了橄榄枝。据深圳市体育局副局长柯刚明8月9日透露，该局已接到了“贝克汉姆足球学校”在深圳落地的意向函。在这份传真上，“贝克汉姆足球学校”表示：在未来，亚洲的市场在中国，中国的市场在深圳。
教育和体育的结合是深圳一直在倡导的理念，大学体育运动在这里得到蓬勃发展。深圳大学体育正走向全国高校的前列、走向世界。深圳大学年轻教师梁群和李伟文成功登顶珠峰。粱群作为一名只有3年登山经验的业余选手，成为全国第一名成功登顶的汉族女性；深圳大学足球队代表中国大学生参加土耳其第23届世界大学生运动会足球比赛，并独立组队代表中国参加泛太平洋运动会足球比赛，勇获亚军；深圳大学定向运动队2名学生入选国家队，代表中国赴日本大阪参加2005年世界定向运动锦标赛；2004年深圳大学武术代表队参加香港国际武术节获7枚金牌，1枚银牌，1枚铜牌；2005年深圳大学跆拳道代表队参加亚洲大学生跆拳道锦标赛，获金牌5枚，银牌4枚，铜牌1枚。
深圳希望借助举办世界大运会，将大学体育运动推向新的高潮。（李静）
