THE FIRST BRICS GAMES
2017-07-21
Beijing Review 2017年26期
Athletes holding their national f lags take an oath of fair play at the opening ceremony of the 2017 BRICS Games in Guangzhou， south Chinas Guangdong Province， on June 17.
Nearly 300 athletes from five countries—China， Russia， Brazil， India and South Africa—competed in three major sporting disciplines—basketball， volleyball and martial arts—during the four-day event.
As the fi rst event of its kind， the games highlight people-to-people exchanges between BRICS countries and enrich this years BRICS cooperation. The ninth BRICS Summit will be held in the coastal city of Xiamen， southeast Chinas Fujian Province， in September.
