On December 5, the 2024 DKU Fitness Day Award Ceremony was held at the Performance Cafe, honoring individuals and teams who excelled in various aspects of the National Student Physical Health Standard Test (NSPHS) and DKU Fitness Day.
In DKU, the National Student Physical Fitness Standard Test has been given the new meaning. By inviting international students, staff, and faculty to participate, DKU has turned this event into a celebration and promotion of fitness and health for every member in DKU Community, reflecting our shared commitment to a healthy and active lifestyle.
The success of this event would not have been possible without the significant contribution of the DKU Trade Union. Ms. Wang Lingling, Vice Chair of the DKU Trade Union, delivered an inspiring speech at the ceremony, expressing her firm support for the event’s success and encouraging everyone to continue to promote the spirit of fitness.
The ceremony then moved on to the anticipated award segment. These awards not only recognized outstanding performances but also paid tribute to the spirit of participation and perseverance. The awards contain students individual awards, faculty and staff individual awards and Team awards.
First, Senior Lecturer of DKU Athletics, Quanwei Yan presented the awards to all students winners.
Student Individual Event Award
Fastest Runner
Xiaole Yang ’28, Yitian Jin ’28 (1000m), Yanjing Tu ’27 (800m)
Fastest sprinter
Chengyi Zhu ’27 (M), Shuhan Yang ’27 (F)
Flexible champion
Teng Ka ’28 (M), Yuhan Zhang ’28 (F)
Longest Jumper
Suirong Xie ’25 (M), Yunfan Zhou ’27 (F)
Hercules (Pull-Up)
Zichen Wu ‘26, Zijie Wang ‘27
Core Strength champion (Sit-up)
Yaxin Bin ‘26
Student All-Around Champion Award
Individual All-around (M)
Yihe Chen ’28, Xiaole Yang ’28, Jiayang Hong ’25
Individual All-around (F)
Xiaoyin Zhang ’27, Yanjing Tu ’27, Shuixintian Li ’27
Then, Ms. Wang Lingling, Vice Chair of the DKU Trade Union presented the awards to all faculty and staff winners.
Staff & Faculty Team Winner Award
Bingyi Wang – Global Health Program
Danyue Tian – Global Health Program
Jiaqi Zu – Global Health Program
Yuedong Quan – Global Health Program
Jianhong Xu – Global Health Program
Mengtian Chen – Language and Culture Center
Lianyun Pang – Language and Culture Center
Jinhua Li – Language and Culture Center
Chaoran Han – Office of Student Experience
Zhe Wang – Office of Student Experience
Quanwei Yan – Office of Student Experience
Xander Lee-Ren – Office of Student Experience
Staff & Faculty Team Participation Award
Ning Bai – Office of Operations and University EHS
Bing Shi – Office of Operations and University EHS
Xiaolong He – Office of Operations and University EHS
Mingzhu Zhang – Office of Procurement
Ziheng Wang – DKU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative
Chenxi Zhai – Division of Natural and Applied Sciences
Yuxuan Gao – Data and Computer Sciences
Peng Zhao – Office of Student Experience
Jin Miao – Division of Natural and Applied Sciences
Xinxing Zhang – Division of Natural and Applied Sciences
Individual All-Around Champion
Individual All-around (M)
Bing Shi – Office of Operations and University EHS
Individual All-around (F)
Mengtian Chen – Language and Culture Center
As the award ceremony came to a successful end, the host offered warm congratulations to all the awardees and participants, encouraging everyone to continue to carry forward the spirit of Fitness Day—embracing challenges, celebrating progress, and most importantly, enjoying the journey to a healthier lifestyle.
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