As the first rays of morning sunlight touch the earth, the fitness trails in Liangzhou District Botanical Garden and Haizang Wetland Park are already bustling with people engaged in morning exercises; in the evening, the hustle and bustle of Hongxing Times Square intermingles with cheers from inside and outside the municipal stadium; on weekends, events such as the Liangzhou District Nanshan Bicycle Race, the "Wild Qilian" Cross-Country Run, and the Tianzhu Horse Racing Festival transform the vast expanse of Wuwei into a vibrant arena... Today, sports in Wuwei are integrated into the city's fabric with unprecedented depth. From the Minqin Desert Oasis to the Binggou River Scenic Area, from community squares to professional venues, the vigorous vitality of "Healthy Wuwei" is fully demonstrated in the wave of public participation, adding a modern annotation of sport and energy to the cultural tourism brand "Tianma Xingkong · Zizai Wuwei".

The fitness environment is continuously improving, and the enthusiasm for public sports is rising. Wuwei City insists on treating infrastructure construction as the "hard support" for sports development, continuously increasing investment, optimizing the layout of facilities, and building a public sports facility network that covers both urban and rural areas and benefits all citizens. In 2025, a total of 10.44 million yuan in various funds was secured, implementing 18 "National Ball Games in Two Places" projects, 8 multi-functional sports fields, 5 outdoor smart fitness stations, 17 fitness trails, 7 three-on-three basketball courts, 1 public skating rink, 1 smart fitness trail, and 63 rural public fitness enhancement projects in plaza parks and community streets across the city's three counties and one district. Among these, the rural public fitness enhancement project was listed as a provincial and municipal project for the benefit of the people. Facilities such as fitness trails, multi-functional sports fields, and caged football fields are embedded within communities and villages, not only making up for shortcomings in facilities but also reshaping the functional attributes and humanistic warmth of public spaces. The city currently has 6,976 sports venues, with a per capita sports area of 2.52 square meters. The shortcomings in ball game venues have been effectively alleviated, and the number of smart fitness equipment is increasing, laying a solid foundation for the vigorous development of public sports in the city.

The warmth of sports development ultimately translates into a sense of gain in people's livelihoods. Over the past year, Wuwei City has focused on solving the livelihood issue of "where to exercise," promoting the transformation of sports development achievements into tangible increments of happiness for thousands of households. Four collectives, including the Liangzhou District Bureau of Culture, Sports, Radio, and Television, and three individuals were awarded the national advanced title for mass sports. Public sports venues in the city have adhered to their public welfare attributes, opening to the public with low or no fees for over 1.25 million visits. Through free or low-cost policies, they have benefited special groups such as the elderly, youth, and people with disabilities, achieving inclusive sharing of sports public services. A multi-level and widely-covered event system has been established, successfully hosting 22 large-scale provincial-level and above sports events, including the Land Curling Competition of the Gansu Province Fifth National Fitness Games and the Western Cities Gas Volleyball Open. It also planned and held 84 city and county-level sports events, such as the Wuwei City National Fitness Games and the August 8th "National Fitness Day" theme exhibition activities, with 176,400 participant attendances. Teams were sent to participate in 15 competitions of the Gansu Province Fifth National Fitness Games, winning 1 first place, 3 second places, and 9 third places, with five individual events including gas volleyball receiving the "Sportsmanship Award." Through the innovative model of "event引流, public participation, and integration of sports and tourism," it has not only effectively stimulated urban vitality but also built a thriving ecosystem of "exercise anywhere, everyone loves sports," injecting strong sports momentum into high-quality economic and social development.

Wuwei's future pulsates on the youthful playing fields, and the deep integration of physical education paves multiple development paths for young people. Wuwei City actively integrates resources from national, provincial, municipal, and county levels. In 2025, it planned and held 29 themed events for the "Run, Youth" children and adolescents series, involving 30,000 young participants. It hosted large-scale sports events such as the 2025-2026 National Youth Volleyball League and Middle School Volleyball Regional League First Stage Provincial League (Gansu Division), the Longgang (Gansu)-Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwan Youth Football Friendship Match, and the 2025 China Mini-Basketball Series · Gansu Provincial Finals, providing a broad platform for Wuwei's youth to "strengthen exchanges, improve skills, and break through themselves." This promoted "training through competition" and accelerated the梯队 construction of reserve talents for various sports. At the 2025 Gansu Provincial Youth Championships, Wuwei City won 25 gold medals, 21 silver medals, and 32 bronze medals. Five collectives received the group Sportsmanship Award, and 34 athletes received the individual Sportsmanship Award. The Wuwei men's and women's representative teams won the championship and亚军 respectively in the Gansu Provincial Youth Campus Football Featured Schools Western Division League. The pulse of sport and the rhythm of youth resonate at the same frequency in this ancient city, jointly narrating vivid stories of growth, breakthrough, and dreams.

Wuwei's "Sports+" strategy, underpinned by ecology and culture, has established a new paradigm for integrated development. Leveraging its rich cultural heritage and diverse ecological background, it deeply explores the advantages of platforms such as scenic areas, streets, and commercial districts, continuously promoting the entry of sports events into scenic spots, streets, and business circles, and facilitating the co-construction, sharing, and mutual benefit of resources. In 2025, the launch ceremony of the National Fitness Qigong Volunteer Service Activity Assisting Rural Revitalization and the National Hundred Cities Thousand Villages Exchange and Display Activity (Gansu Station) was held in the Hexi Metropolis provincial-level tourism and leisure block. The "11th National Public Ice and Snow Season" Gansu Public Ice and Snow Popularization Season Ski Open entered the Wushaoling Scenic Area. The "Double Ninth Festival" National Fitness Square Dance Exhibition entered Wuwei Wanda Plaza, attracting numerous sports enthusiasts. The effectiveness of "Sports+" continued to highlight, driving new growth in consumption related to sports sales, catering, accommodation, and sightseeing tourism. Sports lottery sales reached a new high in 2025, with a net increase of 25 lottery sales outlets and sports lottery sales revenue of 290.5 million yuan. The跨界 fusion of sports and cultural tourism has activated a new engine for the development of the city's cultural, sports, radio, television, and tourism industries.