Xinjiang boosts youth sports with over 1,200 sports-focused schools

URUMQI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has established 1,214 national sports-focused schools specializing in football, basketball, and other sports, significantly boosting youth sports development, China's Ministry of Education said on Wednesday.

The report outlined a strategy of developing specialized sports programs across Xinjiang, China's largest region. In the northern part of the