---On the morning of June 12th, a friendly
football match was held between HRC amateur football team
and the participants of "Training Workshop on Small
Hydropower of Technology for Developing Countries".
The match aimed at enriching the extracurricular life
of participants and strengthening the friendship between
participants and HRC staff members.
On the football field, all the players
demonstrated their effort with passion, energy and good
spirit. The match was carried out in a harmonious and
friendly atmosphere. Finally, participants of international
workshop won the game with a score of 5:3.
This was the second football match
between HRC staff and participants of international training
workshop. In January 2007, the first one was conducted
and the temporary football team of HRC was defeated at
1:11. This time, an amateur football team was set up formally
before the match. All the team members were well prepared
and displayed a fine sportsmanship. Although they lost
the game with a score of 3:5, they have made great progress
comparing to the first football match.
42 participants from 23 countries
and 23 HRC staff members were present at the football
match, either as audiences or players.(2011-06-22)