First-class products won praise

Costa Rican sports minister visits Triathlon

Evening News "Nantong Ironman's level of sports fitness equipment is world-class." Yesterday (13th), Costa Rica's Sports Minister William Alex visited the Nantong Ironman Sports Goods Co., Ltd. and expressed his emotion. It is understood that William Alex's trip to China started after the official implementation of the Sports Equipment Project for Costa Rica by the Foreign Aid Department of the Ministry of Commerce. Nantong is the second stop after Beijing.

Nantong Triathlon Sports Goods Co., Ltd. is a leading fitness equipment company in Jiangsu. It has consistently ranked among the top ten in the domestic industry for many years. Sports products range from a few yuan for skipping ropes to 40,000 to 50,000 yuan for electric treadmills. More than 60 national patents have been exported to more than 50 countries and regions in the world, and iron man trademarks have been registered in 15 countries.In 2011, the export value of Recurve Monopoly Iron Man Company reached more than 40 million US dollars. In June this year, Iron Man successfully participated in the "Sport Equipment Project of Costa Rica Assisted by the Foreign Aid Department of the Ministry of Commerce" through bidding, which opened the prelude to the official assistance of "Iron Man" fitness equipment to build Costa Rica.

The three of William Alex visited the administrative office area, product display area and production workshop of the Iron Man company. In the product display area, William Alex was very excited after seeing more than a thousand products. When he saw treadmills, exercise bikes, elliptical machines and other products, he couldn't help but experience it for himself. In the production workshop, William Alex took every opportunity to communicate with the person in charge of the enterprise and the workers in the workshop. He said that the rigorous production process of Iron Man Company has created high-quality products.

Although this is the first time William Alex has come to Nantong, he has long remembered Nantong. William Alex told us that as early as 15 years ago, Iron Man had traded with Costa Rica, but it was limited at that time Export of components and accessories for some equipment.Now, when William Alex sees so many high-quality finished devices produced here, he frequently gives his thumb. "In 2013, Costa Rica will host the Central American Games. I hope that by introducing the products of Ironman, our athletes will be able to improve their training and sports performance. At the same time, the products of Ironman will be displayed on the American stadium.

Reporters Wang Quanli, Gong Dan

Chinese football needs to accumulate experience

A World Cup football game has made tens of thousands of Chinese fans aware that there is a small country called Costa Rica in Central America. When the reporter asked William Alex to talk about sports exchanges between the two countries, it was natural to mention the green confrontation 9 and a half years ago.

In that PK match, the Chinese team lost 0: 2. After many years, Costa Rica is still a force that cannot be ignored in Central and North America, while the Chinese men's football has been distanced by Asian powers such as Japan, South Korea, Australia and Iraq, and has become a second- and third-class team in Asia. Beyond the threshold of the World Cup top ten Asia."China's football is about to launch an unprecedented reform. What's your suggestion to Chinese counterparts?" "China is a big country with a large population. There should be a lot of football seedlings to cultivate. At present, Chinese football has encountered some problems. Team-level observations may be related to the lack of competition experience. "William Alex said that football is a sport that fascinates people around the world, and Costa Rica is no exception. If possible, China and Colombia can cooperate in football projects. The leaders of their football projects have Chinese descent, and the two countries can get closer in football exchanges.

The outstanding achievements of Chinese sports in the Olympic Games have won praise from William Alex. China's table tennis, gymnastics, diving and other items are in a leading position in the world. Extensive exchanges with China in the field of compound bow sports will help improve The ability of our coaches and the strength of the athletes. William Alex intends to send athletes to China for training. "Your vast territory and changing climate will help the bow and arrow team choose the right place for international competitions."

Huang Chengbin, the person in charge of Nantong Ironman Company, introduced that some of their sporting goods buyers are domestic governments at all levels. These compound bow sports equipment is installed in urban and rural corners for the fitness of urban and rural residents. William Alex is very interested in China's national fitness program. "The Costa Ricans have a high obesity rate and many people have diabetes. It seems that in terms of mass sports, China also has a lot to learn from."