On the morning of August 8, the launching ceremony of the 9th National Fitness Day was hosted by the Chenzhou Spiritual Civilization Construction Steering Committee Office, and Chenzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcasting, Television, Press and Publication, and undertook by Chenzhou National Fitness Service Center, and national fitness service centers in Beihu and Suxian Districts, was held in the Wuling Square.

On the launch ceremony, Xiao Minghua, the weightlifting champion at the 2008 Athens World University Championships and weightlifting coach of City Sports School read out the "National Fitness Proposal". In the sound of vigorous gongs and drums, the national fitness activities officially started. At the site, nearly 2,000 people in high spirits showed their styles, enthusiasm and love of life in the Tai Chi, square dance, spinning, fitness ball, gymnastics, taekwondo and other performances.

In recent years, the scale and the number of participants in the national fitness activities in Chenzhou were on the increase and the influence was also growing. Through a series of group activities with distinctive themes, rich content and diversified forms, all kinds of mass sports activities meet the needs of the people's diversified physical fitness. The activities in the National Fitness Day are not only the concentrated expression of the new style of Chenzhou, but also the mobilization meeting for the masses to care, support and participate in the national fitness activities to play a positive role in promoting the construction of regional spiritual civilization and creating a healthy and harmonious social atmosphere in the whole city.

Municipal leaders Ouyang Jianhua and He Jianxiang attended the event.