The young runners rushed out of the starting line. Courtesy of the organizer
Beijing, May 1 (Xinhua) -- On May 1, the four-day 2021 Gaohe Spartan Warriors Junior Championship Beijing kicked off. On the same day, the family of gymnastics Olympic champion Xing Aowei and the family of gymnastics world champion Mo Huilan came to the scene and accompanied their children to participate in the competition.
This station is the first event in the North China Division in 2021, and it is also another "four-day" event after the National Day in 2020. After fierce competition, Liu Qino (00:22:48) and Yang Caiyu (00:26:38) successfully won the championship of the 12-14-year-old male and female elite group, and Wang Shuyu (00:28:02) and Wang Zijin (00:28:26) stood out and won the championship of the 10-11-year-old male and female elite group. The runners-up in the 12-14-year-old male and female elite group were chen yihan and Kang Wutong respectively, while the runners-up in the 10-11-year-old male and female elite group belonged to Ren Yizhi and Zhao Wenyi respectively.
The event consists of 4-6 years old, 7-9 years old, 10-14 years old age group, each group completed 15 obstacles (2.5km), 19 obstacles (3.5km) and 24 obstacles (4.5km) challenges. The event brings a new experience to the little warriors, the two obstacles of Prometheus Fire and Styx Baptism PRO appeared for the first time in the Spartan Warriors Children's Games, and the new obstacle setting allows the little warriors to feel the "double heaven of water and fire" in the ups and downs of the terrain.
Cross the Fire of Prometheus. Courtesy of the organizer
The little warriors braved the thorns and thorns along the way, and met the fire of Prometheus, and they did not fear the raging fire, and jumped across the fire; after the test of the fire, the little warriors did not fear the oppression of mud and water, and did not hesitate to sink into the Styx, and then struggled to rise. Many young players are breaking through and challenging themselves with a fearless spirit, showing courage and strength beyond their age on the Spartan field.
Yang Caiyu, a young warrior from Beijing, is the deserved king of spartan warriors junior games. As of this station, she has participated in seventeen Spartan Warriors Junior Championships, during which she has won the Children's Elite Division several times. At this time, she was struggling to win a place in the Children's World Championships at the end of the year. In order to prepare for the Children's World Championships at the end of the year, she just reached the minimum age threshold for adult competitions (14 years old), and she could not wait to sign up for the adult cross-country race (10km) at the end of May, doubling the difficulty of the challenge, just to achieve better results. When talking about the event experience of this station, Yang Caiyu said that the new obstacle is not the most difficult, but it will make people feel very excited. Such a challenge will help the little warriors to cultivate a stronger heart and stimulate greater energy.
The family of gymnastics Olympic champion Xing Aowei and the gymnastics world champion Mo Huilan also came to the scene today to accompany their children to participate in the competition. Xing Aowei said in an interview that spartan warrior children's competition can increase children's mutual assistance and stimulate each other's spirit of challenge. Spartan Warriors Children's Games are difficult for children and even some adults. Mud pits, fires, climbing, running and competition are like life challenges, and he hopes to exercise his daughter's will quality through spartan warrior children's races and have a positive impact on her life. At the same time, I also hope that more people will participate in strengthening their health and fighting the epidemic.
The little warriors are not afraid of the oppression of mud and water. Courtesy of the organizer
For her son's first participation, Mo Huilan said that he originally only intended to let his son feel the atmosphere of the scene and stimulate the challenge state, but his son's performance exceeded expectations, and he was satisfied and surprised. Spartan Warriors Junior Games create opportunities for children to challenge themselves and improve their courage, and my son will always look forward to participating in spartan Warriors in the future. (End)
Source: China News Network