Haikou, 11 Dec (Xinhua) -- The 2021 National Sailing Championships and The National Kiteboard Championships and National Sailing Championships opened on Xixiu Beach in Haikou on the 11th.
The competition attracted more than 300 athletes from 18 teams. The National Regatta Championships feature the mixed Nokala 17 class, the men's 49er class and the women's 49erFX class. The National Kiteboard Championships include two events: men's and women's hydrofoil kiteboarding. The National Regatta Championships consist of men's and women's 470 classes, mixed 470 classes, men's laser class, women's laser reddir class, finn class, men's laser U21 class and women's laser radil U21 class. The competition includes a track race and a long distance race, which will last until the 19th.
Su Ke, deputy secretary-general of the China Sailing and Windsurfing Association, said: "It is planned to test the training level of athletes across the country through the highest level of events in the year, discover and train outstanding young athletes, lay a good foundation for winter training in Haikou, blow the clarion call to enter the Paris Olympic Games, and promote the development of the water sports industry on Hainan International Tourism Island." ”
When talking about the significance of the landing of the three major regattas in Haikou, Mai Youwang, director of the Competitive Sports Division of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film and Television and Sports of Hainan Province, said: "Sailing is a key water sports project in Hainan Province, and the landing of the three major sailing events in Haikou allows athletes in Hainan Province to compete with the national team and outstanding athletes of other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, which is of great help to the improvement of the strength of sailing competition in Hainan Province." At the same time, haikou's beautiful coastal natural scenery and the dotted sails on the west coast have attracted many tourists and citizens to come to visit the game, enriching the connotation of hainan sports tourism. ”
The competition is sponsored by the China Sailing and Windsurfing Association, the Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports, the Haikou Municipal People's Government, the Haikou Municipal Bureau of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports, the Hainan Sailing Association, and the Hainan Sports Vocational and Technical College, Hainan Huanhai Island International Regatta Co., Ltd. and other units.
Source: Xinhua News Agency