Youth soccer championship kicks off in Shenyang

The opening ceremony of the 2019 Liaoning Soccer Association Youth Soccer Championship is held in Huanggu district in Shenyang, in Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on June 22. Around 1,500 participants representing 100 teams nationwide will take part in the event, which will last two months until August. [Photo/Xinhua]

Participants compete at the opening event of the 2019 Liaoning Soccer Association Youth Soccer Championship in Huanggu district of Shenyang, in Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on June 22. [Photo/Xinhua]

Players fight for possession of the ball at the opening competition of the 2019 Liaoning Soccer Association Youth Soccer Championship in Huanggu district of Shenyang, in Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on June 22. [Photo/Xinhua]

The action is brisk at the opening competition of the 2019 Liaoning Soccer Association Youth Soccer Championship in Huanggu district of Shenyang, in Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on June 22. [Photo/Xinhua]