2024 national sup championship kicks off on the riverside of suzhou ancient city
2024-09-22
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on september 21, the "suzhou famous city (zhongyifeng) cup" 2024 national sup championship and china sup elite championship suzhou station kicked off at the panmen scenic area around the ancient city river. with the competition as a medium, it connects tourism, intangible cultural heritage, food and other resources, jointly interprets the ancient canal culture, and highlights the unique charm of gusu city's fusion of ancient and modern. su ke, deputy director of the water sports management center of the state general administration of sports, zhang min, director of the first department of the water sports management center of the state general administration of sports, fang wenbang, member of the standing committee of the suzhou municipal party committee, secretary of the party working committee of the protection area, and secretary of the gusu district party committee, xie fei, deputy secretary-general of the suzhou municipal people's government, and chen gao, director of the suzhou protection area management committee and mayor of gusu district, attended the opening ceremony.
sup originated from paddle board surfing. it is a trendy sport that is easy to get started, challenging and entertaining, and is loved by young people. in 2023, suzhou became the first city to host the china sup elite championship, attracting nearly 300 players from all over the country. the craze for water sports has brought new vitality to the river around the ancient city of suzhou.
this year, the event once again joined hands with suzhou. from september 21 to september 22, the two-day sup championship and sup elite competition kicked off. the competition has multiple categories including open group, mass group, master group (u55), kahuna group (u65), etc., and includes speed race, bodyboard paddling race, long distance race, dragon board race, 16 km ancient city race and other competition events.
the venue of this competition is located in the panmen scenic area in canglang street. panmen on the suzhou canal is the only well-preserved double city gate on land and water in china. it was one of the eight city gates of the "helu city" at the beginning. it has unique historical and cultural connotations and is a vivid footnote to the 2,500-year cultural and tourism heritage of the waters around the ancient city of suzhou.
"come on! come on!" the competition site was bustling with people, and both sides of the river around the ancient city were full of cheers for the contestants. nearly 700 paddleboard athletes from 20 provinces, cities, and autonomous regions controlled the direction of the paddleboards on the water, one paddle and one board, cutting through the waves. the contestants were between 8 and 65 years old, and the stirred canal water blended with the sweat of the contestants, showing their tenacious willpower and fighting spirit. through this event, suzhou will strive to create a benchmark product for water tourism and water sports around the grand canal ancient city river, and promote the high-quality development of suzhou's water sports.
the paddle board elite competition also features a 16-kilometer race around the ancient city, requiring contestants to paddle on the river around the ancient city. follow the contestants' gaze to appreciate the golden autumn scenery on both sides of the river around the ancient city and experience the long and profound history and culture.
it is also understood that the organizing committee has specially prepared customized medals with suzhou characteristics for the contestants to commend their outstanding performance in challenging themselves and breaking through their limits in the race around the ancient city river.
the holding of this paddle board event has enhanced the awareness and love of water sports among suzhou citizens, and promoted the collision of trendy sports events with suzhou's profound historical and cultural heritage. in addition, by introducing national-level water sports events, more citizens and tourists will be attracted to highlight the multiplier effect, integration effect and driving effect of the "follow the event to travel" activity, and in the form of sports events "entering the scenic area", the integration of culture, commerce and tourism will be promoted, a new consumption format will be formed, and a more livable, business-friendly and tourist-friendly blessed city will be presented.
correspondent cang xuan yangzi evening news/ziniu news reporter zhou xiaoqing
proofread by tao shangong
