The Dragon Boat Race of the Guangdong Provincial Games ended Shaoguan Dragon Boat Exhibition Style

China Sports Daily News The 16th National Games "China Sports Lottery" mass sports group dragon boat competition was held in the water sports base (Beijiang) section of Qingyuan City (Beijiang) from September 3rd to 5th. A total of 602 athletes participated. Among them, the Shaoguan Dragon Boat Team from northern Guangdong took over the traditional strong team in some projects, created history, and achieved great achievements.

It is understood that this is the first time the dragon boat competition has entered the Guangdong Provincial Games. There are 100 meters, 200 meters, and 500 -meter straight doors for men and women's groups in the competition; 12 -person dragon boats of men and women's groups are 100 meters, 200 meters, and 500 meters straight. 14 representatives from Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhuhai, Qingyuan, Shaoguan, and Shanwei participated in the competition. The event is carried out in the natural waters of Beijiang. The water flow rate increases the difficulty of the competition. It puts forward higher requirements for the athlete's competitive level. The athletes need to have more physical reserves, stronger willpower, and more tenacious hard work to increase the competition to increase the competition. While competitiveness, it has greatly improved the ornamental of the game.

The reporter learned from the Shaoguan Dragon Boat Association that in the face of Foshan, Guangzhou, Dongguan and other traditional strong teams, the Shaoguan Dragon Boat Team is not afraid of strong enemies and dares to fight. Names and 2 sixth place won 5 second prizes and two third prizes, respectively. In particular, the Women's Dragon Boat Team of Shaoguan won 4 second place (4 second prizes) in the 4th items of the women's group 12 and 22 Dragon Boats, which created the Shaoguan Dragon Boat Movement Project. New historical records. It is worth mentioning that most of the players in the Dragon Boat team of Shaoguan City are ordinary citizens such as farmers, individual households, and sales, and are not from professional athletes. Amateur players bloom at the Provincial Games.

The relevant person in charge of the Shaoguan Dragon Boat Association said that the city has the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival "Dragon Boat". In order to further promote the inheritance of the dragon boat culture, the Shaoguan Dragon Boat Association was established in 2020. Widely carry out mass dragon boat activities. This time, since the establishment of the Dragon Boat Association of the Provincial Games, it was the first time that the Dragon Boat Association was sent to the provincial -level competition in a foreign -level team in the field, and achieved excellent results. It launched the "Dragon Boat Culture" brand of Shaoguan City and actively helped the village's revitalization.

In addition to the Shaoguan team, the Foshan team won 8 first prizes in the Guangdong Dragon Boat Traditional Team, and Guangzhou, Qingyuan, and Dongguan also performed well.

Text: Huang Xinhao Lin Wei Picture: Shaoguan Dragon Boat Association

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