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2018 / NO.2
2018 / NO.2
Intense Competitions in Spring“Free Sports Ground”Ball Games

2018 Spring “Free Sports Ground” Ball Games, hosted by the Sports Bureau and co-organized by Macau-China Basketball Association and Macau Football Association, were concluded in the free ball fields at Estrada do Canal dos Patos on 3 June. The competitions in this season continued attracting a great number of basketball and football enthusiasts to participate. Five contests attracted a total of 193 basketball teams and 118 football teams to participate, reflecting great enthusiasm.

The hosts hoped that through a sports activity which features in local cultural characteristics like “free ball ground”, the message that physical exercise is good for physical and mental health could be conveyed and the general public would be more interested in participating in sports activities. As such good habits of exercising regularly could be cultivated. Meanwhile, “free ball ground” allows ball games enthusiasts from different neighborhoods to compete with their skills and nurture the spirit of teamwork.

The Grand Final in the Street Fighter Category is newly added in the fifth contest in this season. After intense competitions, the results are the following: the champion of spring free ball ground in men's Street Fighter Category is Nova à Guia. The second place is Guia. The third place is Explosion. The fourth place is Friends of Ka Fu; the champion of spring free ball ground in women's Street Fighter Category is Sunday, and the second place is Zaemon.