In a village in Luhua Town, there is a sports fever: the boxing training base of Olympic champion and world champion Zou Shiming has been built in Lugang Village, Luhua Town. It will be officially unveiled soon.

The predecessor is the old factory and warehouse

Located in the southwest of Chongming, Lugang Village is a relatively remote agricultural village with less people and more land. Why does a remote village attract the boxing training base of the world champion to settle here? In this regard, the reporter came to Lugang Village to explore the secret.

The Zou Shiming boxing training base is located in the east of West Huanhu Road, Lugang Village. Surrounded by a strong ecological atmosphere, the boiling of the boxing base is in sharp contrast to it. I saw a row of newly decorated houses. When I entered the base, there was an 8 × 8 square meter international standard boxing ring, with a training area on the left equipped with training sandbags, physical recovery training equipment and other supporting equipment. Some award-winning and training photos of Zou Shiming are put in the middle area, which will be arranged into the boxer training area and the boxing culture exhibition area in the future.

According to source, the boxing training base is operated by Zou Shiming's team. Its predecessor was an old factory warehouse in the village. The construction party renovated the original site of the warehouse to completely transform the old warehouse. Han Geng, an official of the operation party, told, "There are also dormitories in the base, which can accommodate coaches and students in the future, so as to provide closed training."

It is learned that the training base will not only serve boxing coaches and students, but also open to tourists coming to Lugang Village. For example, the base will let citizens and tourists fully feel the boxing culture through the boxing history, the boxing events, the boxing VR experience, the boxing performances and other activities in the future. "It is expected to be built into an online-popular attraction for tourists", Han Geng said.

"I give this place a full mark"

Why did you choose such a village?

Good environment is the main reason. Although the village is located in a remote area, its advantages are very distinct. It is adjacent to Pearl Lake in the east, Chongxi Sluice in the west, South Hengyin River in the north and Xisha Wetland in the south. It has unique natural resources. "It's important for athletes to have a stable training environment. The village can be called a treasure village with good natural conditions. I give a full mark here!" according to Han Geng, Chongming Ecological Island has good air and high negative oxygen ions, which is very helpful for athletes' rapid recovery after training. Secondly, it has lush flowers and fruits and excellent water quality, and local green pollution-free ingredients also meet the appetite of the team members.

"It's relatively remote here. It should be said that it's a quiet area. Compared with the urban area, our athletes can devote themselves to training more quietly."

With the completion of the base, athletes will arrive one after another at the end of September. The training base was built according to advanced standards, and the coaches are very strong. There is a coach of the national team of Kazakhstan, a boxing power, and a former national boxing champion of China. The players will receive elite training here to reserve for the transformation into professional boxers. "Here, our goal is to dig more good seedlings of boxing and cultivate a world champion like Mr. Zou Shiming", everyone is full of confidence.

The vast world has become a sports paradise

In fact, this is not the first time that Chongming has introduced a professional training camp.

Chongming, relying on the good ecological environment, has built facilities and engaged in activities in recent years. The sports industry on the island has shown a good development trend, especially bicycle, road running, soccer and other sports. Meanwhile, the training bases spared no efforts to attract sports teams to Chongming for training. They also introduced large-scale events at home and abroad, such as the World Triathlon held in Mingzhu Lake, the Forest Half Marathon In Changxing Island Country Park, the Women's International Road Cycling Race around Chongming Island, etc., which effectively promoted the double harvest of Chongming’s Tourism and Sports Industry.

Twenty years ago, Xu Genbao settled in Chongming Island, a blessed land, and he was strongly supported by the Party and government officials of Chongming at that time. On June 1 that year, the Genbao Football Base broke ground in the hinterland of Chongming. From this beginning, the vast land witnessed the great attempt of grinding a sword in ten years and building China's Manchester United. In the past 20 years, the football dream of the Chongming Base has been initially realized, and fruitful results have been achieved: dozens of football players from the base have been active in all fields of China's Professional Football League, and the Chongming Genbao football base has become a well-deserved youth training leader in China's football world.

Now, the completion of the Zou Shiming boxing training base will bring new vitality to the integration of sports and tourism and the development of sports industry in Chongming. Here, we will not only carry the children's "boxing dream", but also shoulder the important task of cultivating more talents for the National Olympic Strategy.