On May 24, at the second Guangdong Provincial University Student “National Student Physical Health Standard” Test Competition hosted by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) representative team won the third prize in the group category and multiple individual awards.

This competition is based on national standards, with seven test events set for both men and women.

BMI (Body Mass Index), vital capacity, 50-meter sprint, sit-and-reach, standing long jump, pull-ups (men), 1-minute sit-ups (women), 1000-meter run (men), and 800-meter run (women).

The competition offered team awards, talent awards, and individual event awards, comprehensively assessing students’ overall physical health. 

With solid physical reserves and stable performance during the competition, the SUSTech team stood out, winning third place in the team competition with a total score of 715.4 points, and Coach Xiyuan LIANG received the “Excellent Coach” award. 

In individual test events, our students made remarkable achievements: Shuohang YI from Shuren College performed excellently and won the second prize in the Talent Award. He also claimed first place in the men’s pull-up event. Chenxin LI from Shuli College won second place in the women’s standing long jump event.

The excellent results achieved in this provincial competition are not only a concentrated display of our students’ personal physical fitness and competitive strength, but also a vivid reflection of SUSTech’s solid promotion of the “Five Educations” (moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor) and dedicated efforts in cultivating students’ physical health.