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ORDOS, Inner Mongolia, Feb. 6,2015(Xinhua) -- The first Inner Mongolia International Youth Football Tournament kicked off here on Friday.
Besides teams from Russia and Mongolia, the tournament also inviteddomestic teams from five football pilot cities such as Dalian, Qingdao, Wuhan,Chengdu and Guangzhou, aiming at getting experiences from them.
Over 200 teenage players participated in the football winter camp, whichlaunched at the end of January and provided training to players, coaches andlocal referees.
Asthe first football pilot autonomous region in China, Inner Mongolia was sweptby the football enthusiasm since last September, and various kinds of leaguematches were boomed.
Hohhot Zhongyou football team, a newcomer in the second division ofChinese soccer league, will launch the new season in Hohhot, the capital ofInner Mongolia.