In early summer, the drums sounded and the oars were waved. On the morning of May 3, the Aquatics Center of Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau held a fun dragon boat competition at the Panlong Lake Water Training Base. The competition consisted of two events: the 250-meter straight race, the men's and women's mixed dragon boat race and the dragon boat tug-of-war.
Accompanied by rousing drums and loud slogans, the 250-meter straight race between men and women's mixed dragon boat races kicked off. The race is raced by two dragon boats, consisting of a drummer, 10 rowers and a helmsman. The drummer is the "soul" of the team, controlling the oaring rhythm of the team, the helmsman is the "pilot" of the team, judging the direction of the team's progress, and the paddler is the "main body" of the team, determining the speed of the team. During the game, the two teams chased after each other, full of energy, and struggled to be the first.
After fierce competition, The No. 1 Dragon Boat Team took the lead in crossing the finish line in 1 minute 02.90 seconds, followed by the No. 2 Dragon Boat Team in 1 minute 03.49 minutes.
The climax of the competition was the dragon boat tug-of-war, where shouts and cheers were heard. Eight teams and 32 contestants are poised to take the opportunity and are full of confidence. Dragon boat tug-of-war competition is at both ends of the dragon boat with four players, in the central position of the dragon boat set up a red flag belt, during the race the two players must paddle the same rhythm, work together, in the limited time to the position of the red sign belt to decide the winner, away from the red sign belt to win, touch the red sign belt to lose. After the preliminaries, quarter-finals and semi-finals, the first and second teams enter the final. The two sides are full of momentum, it is difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat, the scene is extremely fierce, after three sets of two wins, the final team wins.
Finally, the participants gathered in the square, and Zhao Zhibin, the director of the center, announced the results of the competition and made a concluding speech. He said: All the athletes of the kayaking team participated in this dragon boat race, and the passion and speed on the field were compared, but they wanted to let everyone relax their emotions and enjoy fun through this competition. First, at present, it is everyone's responsibility to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, and we must always tighten this string and strictly do a good job in closed control and control. I would like to thank all the coaches and athletes for their full cooperation, and I would like to thank the families who have paid silently for their support and understanding. Second, dragon boat racing is a representative of the traditional sports culture of the mainland, and the cohesion interpreted by the dragon boat spirit is a valuable spiritual wealth. In the new cycle, we must strengthen the construction of team culture, learn more from traditional Chinese culture, and strive to create an "all-round athlete" in the new era. The team members used their sweat to draw the most beautiful waves on the water, and worked together to interpret the meaning of unity. The third is to strengthen physical fitness without slackening for a moment. Although dragon boat competitions are not professional sports, dragon boat sports also have high requirements for physical fitness, especially endurance and explosiveness. In the next "big competition", I hope that all athletes will show their real skills and show their true skills, "the physical strength will win, and the paddle will win the brave", and look forward to everyone's wonderful performance.
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Organizer: Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau
Producer: Guo Lijun
Editor's proofreading: He Wanxuan