Nandu News Reporter Tao Xinlei's cold rain is difficult to extinguish the enthusiasm of ascending. On the morning of October 30, the 2021 8th Guangzhou Tower Ascend open competition press conference and ladder extreme challenge was held in Canton Tower. The final of the Ascent Will be held in November.
Finish medal.
The organizing committee of this tournament overcame all the difficulties caused by the epidemic and successfully held a relatively large mass sports event in Guangzhou this year with the full support of all parties. As soon as the competition was launched, it attracted tens of thousands of people to register, and the number of places in the competition was unprecedentedly fierce, with a winning rate of less than 10%.
The track of this year's ascent has been upgraded, and the soft and hard tracks start at the same time. Participants can choose to enjoy the excitement and passion of sports in the "World's Longest Outdoor Trail Ladder" competition track on the 33rd to 67th floors of Canton Tower; in addition, "China's first tower volley extreme track - Guangzhou Tower Alpha Headwind Crossing" also made a stunning appearance, the whole track includes Alpha Headwind crossing three major routes, the runners wear professional protective equipment, after staff training, safely explore the wonderful world of Guangzhou Tower Alpha Exploration Park at a height of 168 meters to 330 meters.
Eight 2008 Beijing Olympic torchbearers helped in the launch of the event.
Jointly created by Guangdong Economic Science and Education Channel and Canton Tower, and specially supported by China Everbright Bank Guangzhou Branch, this year also attracted sports stars, celebrity guests and elites from all walks of life, including Athens Olympic diving champion Lauris, Athens Olympic diving champion Yang Jinghui, London Olympic diving champion Luo Yutong, Asian Swimming Championships men's water polo champion Wu Honghui, National Wushu Championship champion Zhang Tengou, National Water Polo Championship champion Chen Chunlin and other sports stars, celebrity guests and elites from all walks of life to participate in the ascent experience.
In addition, this year, the organizing committee of the competition also invited the "Sunshine Special Running Group" from the "Guangzhou Intellectual Disability Association and Relatives and Friends Association", and these special runners are "children of the stars". The organizing committee of the event aims to call on the society to give more attention and opportunities to the "children of the stars" like them, and also encourage more "children of the stars" and their parents to bravely go out of the house, participate in it, and create the future together.
It is difficult to stop the enthusiasm of the ascent when it rains.
The Guangzhou Tower Ascending Competition has come to its eighth edition. In order to thank the strong support of many units and institutions since the eight years of the competition, the organizing committee held a partner awarding ceremony on the spot. It is worth mentioning that 10% of the registration fee for this event will be donated to the Guangzhou Branch of Everbright Bank to help the town - Huangtuo Town, Yangshan County, Qingyuan City.
The award ceremony was held at the top of the 460-metre-high tower.
After the launching ceremony, at 9:30 a.m., the contestants set off in groups, and after fierce competition, Cai Fazheng, a member of the ladder group, won the championship with a time of 6 minutes and 39 seconds, with an average time of 11.7 seconds per floor. The top three men and women in the ladder group won the cash prize of 1,000 yuan, 800 yuan and 600 yuan respectively, and the first place and three groups of each line in the extreme group could win a cash prize of 1,000 yuan per group. At the same time, the winners can also receive five Pearl River Night Cruise tickets worth 138 yuan from Everbright Bank Guangzhou Branch. The organizing committee also counted the participation results of Everbright customers, guests and employees, and awarded the Everbright Exclusive Award. In addition, the organizing committee also set up special awards for the "Sunshine Special Running Group" this year, and awarded honorary certificates to the 4 "children of the stars" who climbed to the top.