The first "Competing for the Future" Yangtze River Delta Youth Basketball League was announced at a news conference in Shanghai on Thursday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A new chapter in youth sports integration was unveiled on Thursday, as the first "Competing for the Future" Yangtze River Delta Youth Basketball League was announced at a news conference in Shanghai.

Jointly organized by the sports bureaus of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, this innovative league aims to boost regional youth sports collaboration through a rotating hosting model across the four regions.

Officials from the youth sports departments of the four regions jointly unveiled the league's emblem and slogan and showcased the tournament's custom-designed jerseys at the news conference.