Since the start of the Guangdong Sports City League in 2026, the Guangzhou division has set the goal of high-level preparation, high-level competition, and integrated development, and has solidly promoted the organization of events, team preparation, and integration of culture, business, and tourism. Recently, the Guangzhou team won their first victory in the "Guangdong BA" competition. Guangzhou is also preparing intensively for the opening ceremony and opening match of the "Guangdong Super League", using "sports+" as a starting point to activate the vitality of the city, allowing the "millennium commercial capital" to burst into a new vitality of coexistence and prosperity between sports and the city in the provincial sports event boom. As the host city of the first "Guangdong BA" opening ceremony, Guangzhou carefully polished the presentation effect of the competition, opening a wonderful prelude to the league. The opening ceremony of "Guangdong BA" was recently held at the Tianhe Sports Center Gymnasium in Guangzhou. This audio-visual feast that integrates Lingnan culture and sports passion has become one of the highlights of the event. The opening ceremony was warmed up by the microfilm "I Have a Basketball Dream", followed by 21 "Big Bay Chickens" leading representatives of characteristic figures from various cities in the province to enter, creating a heartwarming scene of "21 Cities Building a Sports Dream Together"; The cross-border integration of English song and dance, street dance, and fancy basketball creates a unique spark of collision between Lingnan culture and sports vitality. At the same time, the competition matches the standards of top tier basketball events, deploying professional equipment such as four sided aerial screens, lifting side screens, and laser projection on site to create an immersive viewing experience. Off site, characteristic booths from various cities showcase high-quality products from Guangzhou, making the event an important window for "Guangzhou goods running the world" and perfectly interpreting the core concept of "running the game is running the city". The preparation work for the "Guangdong Super League" is also swift and steady, and local forces are ready to take off. The Guangzhou team is composed of grassroots football elites selected throughout the city. After three consecutive rounds of strict group competition and selection, 40 elite players were finally selected from nearly a hundred players to enter the squad and officially start training. The home stadium of Guangzhou team is set at Yuexiu Mountain Stadium, which carries the dual historical memories of Guangzhou city and Lingnan football. Professional venue guarantees will provide support for the team and help Guangzhou team showcase their local football style on the field. From preparation to the start of the competition, the Guangzhou competition area has always adhered to comprehensive planning and meticulous support, laying a solid foundation for the smooth development of the event. With the event as a link, it has implemented the integration of "sports+" development and transformed the heat of the event into urban development momentum. During the league period, Guangzhou fully activated the "ticket economy", connected the city's consumption scenes, launched a one ticket multi-purpose welfare program, carefully crafted the "Watch the Games · Visit Yangcheng" boutique theme route, seamlessly connected the event venues with city attractions and food districts, and created a cultural, commercial, and sports carnival shared by the whole nation and boiling throughout the city, making sports events a new engine to drive consumption and activate cultural tourism. It is reported that in the future, the Guangzhou competition area will continue to do a good job in organizing and guaranteeing the "Guangdong BA" and "Guangdong Chao" events, closely monitoring the schedule nodes to strengthen team training and tactical polishing, striving to achieve better results on the field, while upgrading the supporting activities of the events, optimizing the viewing experience, and allowing more citizens to share the achievements of sports development. The Guangzhou Sports Federation said that, taking this opportunity, Guangzhou will also comprehensively launch the layout of sports events throughout the year, including traditional brand events such as the Loong Boat International Invitational Tournament, Guangzhou Marathon, "Mayor's Cup" series of events, and characteristic trend events such as the China Track and Field Street Tour, Guangzhou International Equestrian Challenge, Guangzhou Triathlon, and Guangzhou Pickup Series of Points, totaling more than 800 events, which will drive the new upgrade of sports consumption and promote the new development of a strong sports city. (New Society)