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Everyone rowed with all their might, but the boat "didn't move"! Have you ever seen a tug-of-war in a dragon boat?

"Racing" in the same boat, rolling in still water, running with the boat... It turns out that there are so many tricks in the water race. On May 1st, the 2022 China Cup City Sprint of a Thousand Lakes Was held at the Ezhou Honglian Lake International Water Sports Training Base, and the Chinese rowing team, kayaking team, whitewater slalom team and dragon boat team preparing for the Asian Games participated in the competition, as well as the Hubei rowing team. Different from the traditional water competition in the past, this competition is full of "fun", so that athletes can experience a different "freshness" on this "May Day" International Labor Day. In the end, Hubei water athletes won a total of 8 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze.

12 people make full force, but the boat "does not move"

After the end of all rowing competitions, the mixed men's and women's dragon boat tug-of-war race debuted as the finale of the morning, attracting the attention of the audience.

Dragon boat tug-of-war is similar to land tug-of-war, only to see the tail of the two dragon boats facing each other, 6 male and female players sitting on each side with their backs, in the specified time, the two sides row in the opposite direction, the race takes the ruler line in the middle of the dragon boat as the winning point. As the referee issued the order, the players swung the oars to the waves, the shore drummers beat the drums to cheer, the scene was very spectacular, because the strength of the two sides was comparable, even if the 12 players did their best, the dragon boat boat was still "not moving".

In the end, the team from the whitewater training camp won the championship by defeating the dragon boat training camp team. Quan Xin, the helmsman of the team, is preparing for this year's Hangzhou Asian Games as a member of the national dragon boat training team. "Don't say, dragon boat tug-of-war is quite novel, and I am also participating in such a competition for the first time." Quan Xin said.

Although it was only "pulled" for a few minutes, the whole team was exhausted, "usually it is a confrontation with water, this time it also joins the confrontation with people, the resistance is huge, compared to the simple dragon boat, this tests the instantaneous explosiveness of the team members." Many team members also said that the dragon boat tug-of-war is not only fun, but also let us understand the importance of unity and hard work.

The "fun" competition turned out to be an official project of the Asian Games

At the end of the 2 km still water channel, eight water columns are erected, and the participants drive the kayaks to turn left, right, accelerate, decelerate... Cross the poles to cross the level. At a glance, you know that this is a rapids slalom still water obstacle course.

Although there were no rough waves, the game was still full of highlights. According to the rules, there is a rolling area in the race lane, and when the athlete comes to the designated area, he needs to complete a complete Eskimo rolling action, that is, the person and the boat roll together in a 360-degree circle, which requires the person to roll from the water to the water, and then return to the surface from the water in an instant.

"In the shortest possible time, the obstacle course puts forward high requirements for basic physical fitness, and each action combines all the techniques of the rapids and slaloms, which is a very test of basic skills." Zhang Hang, a slalom coach in our province, said.

It is worth mentioning that at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, because the organizers did not have a whitewater slalom venue, the competition project was set up in the slalom still water obstacle course, and Li Tong, a veteran of our province, won the women's single kayak championship in the project.

However, today she did not go into the water to participate, last month due to a shoulder strain during the Spring Championships, in order to fully recover as soon as possible, not affect the World Cup, she did not participate in this competition, our province's young general Yang Liu won the third place in the women's single rowing still water obstacle course.

Hubei has the largest number of water transporters in the country

The competition was hosted by the Chinese Rowing Association, the Chinese Kayaking Association and the Provincial Sports Bureau, and hosted by the Water Sports Management Center of the Provincial Sports Bureau and the People's Government of Huarong District of Ezhou City.

In the form of land and water interaction, the competition has successively competed for 30 events such as men's and women's rowing, kayaking water 500-meter sprint, men's and women's mixed dragon boat tug-of-war, whitewater slalom still water obstacle course, men's and women's iron man rowing 5-kilometer challenge, etc., aiming to fully display the style of water sports athletes and further promote the popularity of water sports in national fitness activities.

Xu Quan, vice chairman of the Chinese Rowing Association, introduced that in order to welcome the arrival of the "May Day" International Labor Day, combined with the needs of the national training team to prepare for the Paris Olympic Games, the urban sprint race was carefully designed, the main purpose is to motivate the team members to better improve their physical fitness level, and at the same time, through live broadcasting, more people can participate in understanding the water projects and make better use of the country's excellent water resources. Especially during the epidemic period, it was extremely difficult to hold this competition. Xu Quan said: "During the period, we have received strong support from the Provincial Sports Bureau, the Provincial Water Sports Management Center and other units, from the organization and operation to the preparation of venue equipment to the safety of epidemic prevention, etc., in just 10 days, a lot of meticulous work has been done, and I am very grateful for the support and help of various units." ”

Hubei is a province of a thousand lakes and one of the earliest provinces in China to carry out water sports. In the new cycle of the Tokyo Olympic Games and the paris Olympic Games, Hubei Water Sports and the national team are closely linked together to provide a good preparation environment and conditions for the national team, while observing and learning from it, and gaining a lot. Xu Quan said: "Especially in this cycle, according to statistics, at present, Hubei has transported as many as 15 athletes to the national training team, the largest number of all parts of the country, which has also laid a solid foundation for the revitalization of Hubei water. ”

Shen Hao, director of the Provincial Aquatic Center, said that the Honglian Lake base has become the main battlefield for the training and preparation of the water national team, and the China Water Sports South Comprehensive Training Headquarters Base built on the basis of this base is under planning and construction, which will surely promote the greater development of Hubei water sports. Shen Hao said: "We will work together to build the Honglian Lake base into a shining water sports business card, and firmly believe that relying on this, in the new cycle, Hubei Water will achieve more eye-catching results in the National Games and olympic games." ”

Wentu, video/ Hubei Daily reporter Zhang Shiqiu

Video editor/Hubei Daily reporter Hu Yuwei

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