Shandong University (SDU) has carried out a series of sports education activities in order to promote the coordinated development of cultural studies and physical exercise among college students.

The series of activities mainly focus on daily exercise, competitive sports, and leisure activities, which are becoming increasingly popular.

To date, more than 1,400 students have participated in a total of seven activities at SDU.

The activities include triathlon challenge consisting of sprinting, planking and long-distance running, roller skating competition, campus chess, Weiqi competition, weekly marathon event, and daily martial arts activity taught by professor Shi Yufeng. Public lectures on fitness that encourage students to work out regularly to keep healthy, and a youth-themed lecture by professor Zhang Jun to discuss fitness knowledge with students are also held at the university.

SDU will keep bolstering its efforts to improve the coverage of physical education, cultivate students' interests in sports, and develop and carry out new sports at SDU.

SDU students is learning basic martial arts moves. [Photo/sdu.edu.cn]

An instructor explains the proper way to weight-train to a student. [Photo/sdu.edu.cn]