A variety of activities have been launched by Guangzhou's Tianhe district to mark this year's National Fitness Day, which fell on Aug 8, and China's first Sports Promotion Week from Aug 7-13.

They include football, basketball and kung fu contests, as well as sports science popularization activities.

A jump rope contest is carried out at the Guangdong Olympic Sports Center in Tianhe on Aug 8. [Photo/WeChat account: gdaoti]

A boy participates in a dart-throwing event to win souvenirs at one of the district's sports popularization activity. [Photo/WeChat account: gdaoti]

Children participate in a tennis lesson, which is one of the district's public welfare sports training projects. [Photo/WeChat account: gdaoti]

By the end of 2022, Tianhe had built 384 fitness paths, three sets of intelligent public sports facilities, 57 basketball courts, 10 football fields, four badminton courts, 107 indoor and outdoor table tennis tables, two fitness centers, four fitness squares, and 61 sets of children's amusement facilities.

With the exception of the basketball courts and football fields, all other public sports facilities are free to the public.