习近平接见全国群众体育先进单位、先进个人代表和全国体育系统先进集体、先进个人代表

11月9日下午,中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平在广州亲切接见全国群众体育先进单位、先进个人代表和全国体育系统先进集体、先进个人代表,并同大家合影留念。新华社记者 申宏 摄

新华社广州11月9日电 在第十五届全国运动会即将开幕之际,中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平9日下午在广州亲切接见全国群众体育先进单位、先进个人代表和全国体育系统先进集体、先进个人代表,向他们表示热烈祝贺,勉励他们奋力拼搏、再创佳绩,为建设体育强国作出新贡献。

11月9日下午,中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平在广州亲切接见全国群众体育先进单位、先进个人代表和全国体育系统先进集体、先进个人代表。这是习近平向大家挥手致意。新华社记者 谢环驰 摄

11月9日下午,中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平在广州亲切接见全国群众体育先进单位、先进个人代表和全国体育系统先进集体、先进个人代表。这是习近平向大家挥手致意。新华社记者 谢环驰 摄

下午4时15分许,习近平等来到广州白云国际会议中心,全场响起长时间热烈掌声。习近平向大家挥手致意,不时同代表亲切交流,并同大家合影留念。

李鸿忠、张又侠、黄坤明、谌贻琴、王东峰等参加接见。

Xi meets national honorees in sports

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, poses for a group photo while meeting with representatives of national model units and individuals in mass sports and competitive sports in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

GUANGZHOU, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping on Sunday met with representatives of national model units and individuals in mass sports and competitive sports, ahead of the opening of the 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China in Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong Province.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended his congratulations to the honorees, encouraging them to push their limits, strive for new heights, and make new contributions to building China into a sports powerhouse.

Xi was greeted by warm applause when he arrived at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center. Xi waved to the crowd, had warm exchanges with the representatives, and took group photos with them.

Senior officials including Li Hongzhong, Zhang Youxia, Huang Kunming, Shen Yiqin and Wang Dongfeng were present at the event. ■

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with representatives of national model units and individuals in mass sports and competitive sports in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with representatives of national model units and individuals in mass sports and competitive sports in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Nov. 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)