YINCHUAN, China, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Asian-pacific university futsal & cheerleading championships will kick off in Lingwu city of northwest China's Ningxia Autonomous Region on Sept. 18, according to the relevant news conference.
Nine futsal teams and five cheerleading teams from 10 countries and regions including China, Oman, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Malaysia and Mongolia will compete in the 8-day competition.
This tournament is jointly sponsored by the Asian university sports federation and The Oceania university sports federation.
Lingwu, a small city just 60km south of Ningxia's capital city Yinchuan, is famous for Lingwu dates and cashmere.