The host location of the much-anticipated cross-Straits softball match has been all but confirmed to be Pingtan, an island county in eastern Fujian, according to a senior sports official.
A total of 7,959 young athletes from all over the country will compete at the first National Youth Games held in East China's Fujian province from Oct 18 to 27.
A newly-built softball stadium in Pingtan county has received universal acclaim, as players, judges and coaches there for the first National Youth Games have all spoken highly of its first class facilities.
