"I want to do my best for the children in hope primary schools in Tongren city," said Yao Ming, the Chinese basketball star, while attending the Yao Foundation Primary School Basketball Competition in Tongren city, Guizhou province, on July 7.

Yao Ming, the Chinese basketball star, instructs students from the Guizhou Province Yao Foundation Primary School.(Photo/China Daily Guizhou Office)

The 2014 Yao Foundation Primary School Basketball Competition (Tongren Station) took place on July 6 and 7. It is a publicly funded activity designed to support sports education in poverty stricken areas.

Since July 6, 43 basketball teams from hope primary schools in Guizhouhave joined the activity.

The competition is divided into three sections: basketball education, basketball league and ball performance. The top five winners of this competition will attend the National Basketball League season and training activities in Mianyang city of Sichuan province.