(240502) -- BEIJING, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Spectators watch the final match between Qiandongnan team and Tongren City team on the closing day of the 1st Guizhou's "Gu-Ma Basketball" Invitational in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 1, 2024. Ethnic minority women in southwest China's Guizhou Province have started playing basketball in a manner similar to football, allowing them to run with the ball on the court without being called for fouls such as hacking and elbowing. Local people refer to this type of basketball game as "Gu-Ma Basketball," as its participants are mainly women who have married elsewhere. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)