The national launch ceremony of KFC three-man Basketball Game 2017 was held in Tsinghua Affiliated High School

On the afternoon of September 21, the 2017 KFC three-person basketball game was officially launched in the basketball arena of Tsinghua High School。Chinese Basketball Association President Yao Ming and Secretary General Bai Xilin，Liao Wenke, Inspector, Department of Physical Health and Art Education, Ministry of Education，Dai Jiagan, executive vice president of the Chinese Society of Education，Qu Cuirong, president and chief operating officer of Yum China Holdings LTD，President of Tsinghua High School Wang Dianjun, Party Secretary Fang Yan and all members of the leadership team, as well as other leaders of the Chinese Society of Education, relevant leaders of the Chinese Basketball Association, and some leaders of Yum China Holdings Limited attended the launch ceremony。

Yao Ming delivered a speech at the launch ceremony, pointing out that three-player basketball is entering a new period of vigorous development, and the KFC three-player basketball game shows everyone the potential of three-player basketball development in China。

Subsequently, all the leaders participating in the activity jointly promoted the lighting of the starting device, symbolizing the official start of the KFC three-person basketball League。

Members of the men's basketball team of Tsinghua Affiliated High School and Urumqi No. 1 Middle School of Xinjiang presented the first opening game, igniting the enthusiasm of the whole audience。

In the course of running the school, Tsinghua High School has always adhered to the tenet of "educating people first", constantly strengthened quality education, provided broad space for the development of students' personality, and cultivated outstanding talents from all walks of life。The school is a national traditional sports school，Constantly improve the "combination of education and physical education" school mode，Among them, with a history of more than 30 years, the Ma John Sports special Master Class aims to build high-level sports reserve talents with all-round development, outstanding sports specialties, and the motherland，The basketball team of Tsinghua Affiliated High School won four championships in five years in the Chinese High School Basketball League，Men's basketball championship 10 straight，It created the basketball myth in the history of Tsinghua Affiliated High School。This activity was held in Tsinghua Affiliated High School, inspiring the students of Tsinghua Affiliated High School to love sports, pursue their dreams, and inherit the spirit of "self-improvement and moral commitment" of Tsinghua Affiliated High School and Tsinghua University!

KFC National Youth three-player Basketball Championship Challenge began in 2004, compared with 5-player basketball, three-player basketball has low requirements for the venue and organization work, which is convenient for teenagers to carry out sports anytime and anywhere。In the process of continuous development and precipitation，The tournament itself has also become an important platform to promote the development of Chinese youth three-way basketball，Inspire more young people to love basketball!It is understood，More than 4,600 schools participated this year，The number of players reached 430,000，It's not just the numbers hitting new highs，And the age of basically 00 also makes the game more interesting。In June this year, the three-player basketball game was included in the official competition of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games。