The Macao Sport Development Board and the Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau organised, with the support of the Macao-China Basketball Association and the Macao Football Association, four series of competitions under the Autumn “Free Sports Ground” Ball Games. The series took place on the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th of October. The tournaments received the strong support of the ball-sport crazy public and each series had an overwhelming response.
The events included 3-on-3 men’s basketball tournaments in the open, senior, junior and advanced categories, 3-on-3 female basketball tournaments in the senior, and open categories, as well as 3-on-3 men’s football tournaments in the senior, open and junior categories. The tournaments altogether attracted 259 male basketball teams, 39 female basketball teams and 155 male football teams, corresponding to a total of 2,395 players.
The finals of the Autumn “Free Sports Ground” Ball Games took place on November 6th - the fifth week of the event - in the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Municipal Park. The finals of all the events took place on this day. Apart from the team competitions, altogether 110 people were involved in the football and basketball individual skills competitions.
The organizers hope that the sports activities organized in the “Free Courts” – which have their own unique culture – can encourage local residents to use their leisure time to actively partake in physical exercise, practice sports and improve their health. In addition to this, they also hope that such activities allow people to meet, learn skills from each other and promote the development of team spirit in all sectors of the community.
