The first World Dragon Boat League (Fuzhou Station) entry list released
48 teams will compete across the Puxia River to stage a “fight of dragons and tigers”
On the 23rd, the reporter learned from the Fuzhou Sports Bureau that the list of teams participating in the first World Dragon Boat League (Fuzhou Station) in 2022 has been determined, including many Fuzhou dragon boat teams. This year’s Dragon Boat Festival, many domestic top dragon boat teams will make a collective appearance and stage a “dragon battle” on the Puxia River in Fuzhou.
The women’s team of Fuzhou University, which has great hopes of winning the medal, trained in the rain.
Strong as a forest——
48 teams race across the Puxia River
As a brand-new dragon boat event, the first World Dragon Boat League (Fuzhou Station) has 4 groups: professional group, Olympic dragon group, open group (including international group), and college group. Each group has 6 male and female groups. 48 teams. Among them, the professional group is also the Olympic dragon group.
The professional team includes 12 teams including the National Training Camp Men’s and Women’s Dragon Boat Team, Fujian Men’s and Women’s Dragon Boat Team, Zhejiang Sports Lottery Men’s and Women’s Dragon Boat Team, and Jiangxi Qisheng Men’s and Women’s Dragon Boat Team. Among them, the members of the dragon boat team in the national training camp are mainly from outstanding members of the kayak, rowing and rowing events. They are responsible for the task of winning gold in the Asian Games and are currently preparing for the battle in Ezhou, Hebei. The other teams are composed of professionals from various provinces, and their strength should not be underestimated.
The members of the Fujian men’s and women’s dragon boat teams are all professional athletes from the provincial canoeing management center. According to Li Jingjing, the leader of the Fujian men’s and women’s dragon boat teams, the two teams are currently preparing for the battle in Xiamen, hoping to achieve good results at home.
The reporter learned that all the professional teams participating in this competition will also participate in the Olympic Dragon Team. As a showcase item for the Tokyo Olympics, the Olympic Dragon Boat will make its debut in the first World Dragon Boat League (Fuzhou Station). Olympic dragon boat or traditional dragon boat, which one is more ornamental, the answer lies in the Puxia River in Fuzhou.
Full of international style——
6 international dragon boat teams came
One of the highlights of the first World Dragon Boat League (Fuzhou Station) is the full international style. The reporter was informed that there are 6 dragon boat teams composed of international friends in the competition list of the open group (including the international group). They are: Russian Men’s Team, Kazakhstan Dragon Boat Team, Pakistan International Dragon Boat Team, Panama International Dragon Boat Team, Russian Women’s Team, Kyrgyzstan International Dragon Boat Team.
“The members of these dragon boat teams are all international friends and students who work or go to school in various cities in China. They are all dragon boat enthusiasts. Although they are of different ages and occupations, they like Chinese traditional culture very much.” National first-level dragon boat referee , said Lin Shu, the leader of the six dragon boat teams.
Lin Shu said that dragon boat sports interpret the spirit of dragon boat, a spirit of hard work and not afraid of hardship. It is hoped that through the competition, these international friends will have a close contact with traditional Chinese culture, understand dragon boat culture, and understand the customs of Fuzhou, so that dragon boat sports can go abroad.
In addition to the above 6 dragon boat teams, the open group (including the international group) also includes 3 local dragon boat teams including Fuzhou Taiwan Association, Strait Dragon Boat Development Center, Fuzhou Water Star, as well as Jiujiang Shuangzheng Women’s Dragon Boat Team, Guangzhou Shuijie Dragon Boat Team and other Guangdong Dragon Boat Teams.
Jiujiang Shuangzheng Women’s Dragon Boat Team is a strong domestic team. It has won the first place in domestic and foreign events such as Guangdong Provincial Championships, World Championships and International Dragon Boat Races for many times. Games. The team is the favorite to win the first World Dragon Boat League (Fuzhou Station).
Energetic–
Many college dragon boat teams participated in the competition
The 12 college teams participating in this competition this year are all energetic young teams composed of college students who love sports.
The local college dragon boat teams in Fuzhou include: Fuzhou University Men’s and Women’s Dragon Boat Team, Minjiang College Team, Fujian Engineering College Dragon Boat Team, and Fujian Shipping and Transportation Vocational College Dragon Boat Team. In addition, there are strong teams of college students from outside the province, such as the Huazhong University of Science and Technology Women’s Dragon Boat Team and the Wenzhou University Dragon Boat Team.
The male and female dragon boat teams of Fuzhou University have participated in the Chinese Dragon Boat Competition for many times and achieved good results. The women’s dragon boat team of Fuzhou University is a strong force in domestic universities. The men’s dragon boat team of Fuzhou University won the men’s 100-meter, 200-meter and 500-meter straight race championships at the Provincial University Student Dragon Boat Championships held in Qishan Lake last year.
The Huazhong University of Science and Technology women’s dragon boat team is led by former national team dragon boat coach Miao Yuhui, who won the China Dragon Boat Competition and won the women’s 200-meter championship in the National Dragon Boat Open last year.
After a lapse of 3 years, Fuzhou once again ushered in a world-class dragon boat event. How is the preparation of the local team? Next, our reporter will visit the participating Fuzhou local dragon boat teams on the spot to “explore” the preparations of each team. (Reporter Wang Guanghui/Wen Zhang Xuyang/Photo)
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