On June 1st, 2025, Beijing Service Bureau for Diplomatic Missions(BDS) and the International Sports Exchange Center of the General Administration of Sport of China jointly hosted the 2025 Happy Run International Youth and Family Sports Carnival at Beijing Sport University. Deputy Director General Zhang Chi of BDS and Director of  International Sports Exchange Center of the General Administration of Sport of China Wei Daishun attended the event. More than 300 diplomas and their children from over 20 countries including Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Sudan and Uzbekistan participated the event, they enjoy the joy of sports and experience the "zero-distance" communication heart to heart through the bridge of sports.

Deputy Director General Zhang Chi stated that BDS has always adhered to the principle of "Serving the Diplomatic Cause, Serving Foreign Diplomatic Missions", and has built a platform for cultural exchange and interaction between China and foreign countries to enhance mutual understanding and friendship among nations. It’s hoped that through this event, the spirit of sports and humanistic care can transcend mountains and seas, allowing young people from all over the world to enjoy the joy of competition, understand the world through running, and jointly harvest friendship.

With the model of "sports + traditional culture", this event created a diverse sports carnival covering youth football friendship matches, sports festivals, and cultural markets. It effectively showcased the image of China in the new era, disseminated excellent traditional Chinese culture, and promoted friendly exchanges among young people from different countries. After the event, several embassies that participated in this event expressed their sincere gratitude to BDS for providing various types of cultural exchange platforms, which have enhanced the understanding of China among diplomats in China, planted the seeds of friendly cooperation in the hearts of young people, and ensured the flower of friendship to bloom from generation to generation.

Beijing Service Bureau for Diplomatic Missions

June 3rd, 2025