(250417) -- ARTUX, April 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Aniza Abudurusul, a member of the U13 girls' football team of Artux City, takes part in a training session in Artux City, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 10, 2025. The U13 girls' football team of Artux City, with 40 players currently, won second place in the Xinjiang regional competition in 2024. With years of hard work, the girls have shown remarkable improvements in both skill and team spirit.
Recently, former football star Sun Wen, Vice President of the Chinese Football Association, visited these girls. When taking photos with Sun Wen, one girl exclaimed excitedly, "I want to be like you when I grow up!" Sun smiled and replied, "You can become even better versions of yourself."
Football offers possibilities to step beyond their hometown and onto grander stages. As the girls chase their dreams, football lights the way to a limitless future. (Xinhua/Xu Hongyan)
