On June 6, the "First National College Campus Orienteering Tour (Guangdong Station)" sponsored by the Orienteering Branch of the Chinese University Sports Association and undertaken by Guangdong College of Pharmacy was grandly held at the University Town campus of Guangdong College of Pharmacy. Some people from Sun Yat-sen University and South China A total of 1,360 athletes participated in the competition from 20 colleges and universities including the University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, South China Normal University, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou Sport University, and 7 middle schools including Zhongshan No. 1 Middle School and Shenzhen Luohu Foreign Language School. The theme of this event is "Orienteering into the campus". It is the first time to hold a tour in a domestic college. It is a large-scale and influential sports event. Under the attention and support of the leaders of Guangdong College of Pharmacy, the active participation of teachers and students, and the guidance of relevant leaders of the Chinese Student Orientation Association, the first National College Campus Orienteering Cross-Country Tour (Guangdong Station) was successfully held and achieved success. success.
Guangdong College of Pharmacy is located in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. The campus covers an area of ​​more than 3,000 acres and has more than 20,000 students. It has a history of developing orienteering for nearly a decade, from orienteering team training to orienteering course teaching. In the after-school orienteering club activities, orienteering has taken root, blossomed and bear fruit on the campus of Guangdong College of Pharmacy. Beginning in 2003, the school held a school-wide orienteering competition (Guangyao Cup) every year. In 2008, in order to meet the needs of students to participate in orienteering, the school held two school-wide orienteering competitions (Guangyao Cup) every year. And championships), have achieved good results, attracting the participation of students inside and outside the school, a strong atmosphere of orienteering has been formed in the school, and the level of orienteering skills has also been improved. The school has organized sports teams to participate in orienteering competitions across the province, the country and the Asia-Pacific region many times, and they have achieved excellent results. It has truly played a role in rooting campus, educating people, and vigorously promoting and popularizing campus orienteering. In recognition of the contribution made by Guangdong College of Pharmacy to the promotion and popularization of orienteering, the Orienteering Branch of China University Sports Association awarded Guangdong College of Pharmacy the title of "National Student Orienteering Demonstration School".