(Midong District Rong Media Center reporter: Xu Qian reports) From now on, you can also experience the fun of water surfing in Urumqi. A few days ago, the dome comprehensive sports hall surfing project located in the Red Light Mountain Scenic Area of Midong District began soft operation, which is the first water surfing project in Urumqi.
"Urumqi is the city furthest from the sea, many people want to experience the joy of the waves, indoor water surfing projects are like moving the waves to the doorstep of citizens." Ma Haiyan, head of the Dome Sports Hall, said.
The reporter saw on the first floor of the new museum of the Dome Comprehensive Sports Hall that Li Donghua, a professional coach from Chengdu, was giving action guidance to the surf instructors.
"They learned very quickly, and now they have basically mastered the essentials of controlling surfboards, and when the training is over, they can independently guide beginner surfers." Li Donghua has been engaged in indoor surfing training for 8 years, he is one of the first students in China to learn indoor surfing, and now he is a referee for many indoor surfing events.
"Surfing can exercise people's balance and self-control, and young people who like extreme sports such as skiing and landboarding can come and feel it." Li Donghua introduced that the surfing project facilities of the Dome Sports Hall are very professional. The surf pool is spacious, and the two pumps below are pressurized to beat the water evenly, forming a flat water wave, and the water temperature is always maintained at 28 ° C, plus the indoor temperature is constant, which can give people a very comfortable surfing experience.
Coach Ms. Wang, who comes to the coach training from 12:00 to 16:00 every day, said: "Indoor surfing is very interesting, there is also a certain degree of difficulty, if you learn it here, when it is time to go to the beach, surfing in the small waves must be no problem." ”
According to reports, the surfing project began construction in June 2021 and is currently in the soft opening stage, in addition, the dome comprehensive sports hall also includes the air 11-a-side standard football field, the standard swimming pool, the children's water world covering an area of more than 200 square meters and AR cycling and other sports. Now that the football stadium is open to the public, the Children's Water World and the swimming pool are expected to be fully opened in March.