The 2025 Guangdong Youth Softball Championship and 15th National Games softball test event commenced at Zhongshan International Baseball and Softball Center on August 6. Seventeen elite youth teams from eight cities including Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan will compete while fostering friendship.

▲ Athlete representative takes oath. 

▲ Seventeen elite youth softball teams converge in Zhongshan.

▲ Experts exchange views with team delegates.

▲ Batter swings for contact.

▲ Fielder secures catch.

▲ Test match unfolds with intense competition.

▲ Coach demonstrates batting mechanics to volunteers. (Photos by Wen Bo, Xie Jiayao)