Program provides US sport scholarships to young Chinese athletes

Athletes go through a trial at a US college soccer draft in Shanghai on January 27, 2018. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

Sports scholarship consultant FirstPoint USA has held a US college soccer draft in Shanghai, Chinanews.com reported. 

The draft was aimed at discovering young Chinese athletes between the ages of 17 to 25 and helping them apply for study and competition chances in the United States. 

The program will offer opportunities for Chinese athletes to continue playing their sport while they study for a university degree in the United States. 

The event provided program presentations and soccer trials for the young attendees. 

Athletes listen to presentations from a US college soccer program at a draft event in Shanghai on January 27, 2018. [Photo: Chinanews.com]

FirstPoint USA hosted China's first American college soccer draft event in Beijing last week. 

Its Chinese partner WEsport is planning to host at least another six draft events that will cover soccer, basketball and volleyball in China this year.