On the morning of September 25th, the autumn sun was shadowing, the osmanthus fragrance was fragrant, and the beautiful Xuanwu Lake was crowded with hundreds of people. A wonderful water race-"The 3rd Nanjing International Water Sports Festival 2020 China Rowing Masters and National Youth Rowing Club League Nanjing Station" was held here, attracting many Nanjing citizens to watch.
It is understood that this tournament is hosted by the All-China Sports Federation, undertaken by the Water Sports Management Center of Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau, Jiangsu Rowing Association and Nanjing Sports Industry Group, operated by China Sports Industry Group and named by Su Jie Rowing Club. Supported by China Rowing Association, Jiangsu Sports Federation, Xuanwu District People’s Government, Nanjing Education Bureau, Nanjing Culture and Tourism Bureau, Nanjing Sports Bureau, Nanjing University Alumni Association, Nanjing Enterprise Federation, Nanjing Entrepreneurs Association, Nanjing Xuanwu Lake Park Management Office, and implemented by Youth Olympic Industry Nanjing Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Boat Sports Management Co., Ltd., it attracted 455 participants from 43 teams nationwide, including 103 teenagers. Not only Nantah, Dongda, Hehai, etc. also have their own rowing teams, but also primary school students from Nanjing Su Jie School participated in the competition.
As a slightly minority water sport, rowing has always been far away from the general public, but in fact, China rowing team has been in an absolute leading position in Asia for a long time. Since it was introduced to China in 1931, it has developed rapidly, and it was included in the first National Games in 1959. After a hundred years of precipitation and development, in 2008, the China rowing team made a historic breakthrough and won the women’s rowing quadruple sculls in the Beijing Olympic Games, breaking the long-standing monopoly of European and American countries.
With the development of the times, as a competitive, participatory and ornamental sport, rowing has been favored by more and more people in recent years and has become a new demand and expectation for mass physical fitness. Especially since the rowing competition of Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in 2014, Nanjing has held ten rowing competitions, large and small, which has become an important platform to promote the continuous promotion of Nanjing city business cards in the post-Youth Olympic era. This year’s event has joined the All-China Sports Federation’s "Healthy and Vibrant China for All" series, which has become an opportunity for rowing to enter the national fitness and public view.
Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing is known as "the most beautiful track in Asia". Historically, it has been a parade ground since the Six Dynasties, and it has left a clear record of practicing the water army during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Nowadays, the largest rowing event in China is ushered in here. Tradition and modernity, sports and culture, tourism collide fiercely and deeply, presenting a unique sports feast.
Although foreign teams were not invited to participate in this tournament due to the epidemic, the chairman of Ghent Rowing Club from Belgium and the chairman of Ghent International Junior Rowing Championship specially sent a blessing video from Belgium, saying that "rowing is a bridge connecting all parts of the world and the basis for rowers from all countries to establish long-term friendship. Through international exchanges, we can better understand ourselves and the world." In addition, the former rowing coach of the British national team, who lives in China, came to the scene to observe and exchange with more than a dozen young students from Weiya College.
It is reported that this competition will last until the end of the 27th.
Meeting point reporter Jie Chen
The picture is provided by the organizer.
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