120 world-class kiteboarders compete in zhejiang daishan
2024-09-23
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chinanews.com zhejiang news, september 22 (zhang bin guo tianqi) recently, a sports feast that brings together asian kiteboarding elites-the "shazhou youhuang cup" 2024 kiteboarding asian championship and china kiteboarding tour daishan station was held in daishan county, zhoushan city, zhejiang province.
markus schwentner, secretary general of the international kiteboard association (ika), said that this is the first time that the ika has come to daishan to host an international event. the holding of this event is inseparable from the strong support and help of the zhoushan municipal government and the daishan county government, for which he expressed deep gratitude.
at the launching ceremony of the competition, zhang xiaodong, chairman of the chinese sailing association, announced the opening of the event.
lu jianbo, head of the daishan county people's government, said that the daishan station of the china kiteboarding tour was successfully held in the area in 2023. the asian kiteboarding championship will further enhance the popularity of daishan island sports and leisure. daishan will take this opportunity to introduce more high-level events to the area, promote the development of the "sports + tourism" industry, and further promote the daishan sports and leisure tourism brand.
the competition launch ceremony. photo provided by the organizer
previous competition scenes. photo provided by the organizer
it is reported that as the highest-level kiteboarding event in asia authorized by the world sailing federation and hosted by the international kiteboard association (ika), the "shazhou youhuang cup" 2024 kiteboard asian championship and china kiteboard tour daishan station will have hydrofoil kiteboarding, two-way board racing, and wind wing racing events, which will be divided into men's, women's and masters groups.
this event is not only a stage for kiteboarders to showcase their skills and compete for honors, but also an important opportunity to improve international rankings, strive for the annual asian points ranking and personal asian professional ranking.
at the same time, as a benchmark event for domestic kiteboarding, the china kiteboarding tour has been successfully held for three consecutive sessions and is deeply loved by professional team athletes and kiteboarding enthusiasts. following the successful holding of the daishan station of the 3rd china kiteboarding tour in 2023, daishan county once again welcomed this event, achieving a comprehensive improvement in the scale and influence of the event.
the competition attracted 120 top kiteboarders from china, hong kong, the philippines, singapore, malaysia, thailand, south korea, argentina, germany, greece, lithuania, denmark and other countries and regions.
among them are the gold, silver and bronze medalists of the men's and women's kiteboarding events at the 2023 asian games, as well as the famous singaporean athlete, the third place winner of the men's hydrofoil kiteboarding in the 2024 paris olympics. there is also the chinese athlete huang qibin. the two 18-year-old young players are old friends and old rivals. huang qibin defeated mo shilian to win the gold medal in the men's kite hydrofoil group of the 2023 asia oceania formula kiteboard championship.
kiteboarding is known for its speed and viewing pleasure. on the sea, colorful kites dance with the wind, and athletes ride the wind and waves at high speed, forming a dazzling landscape. since its debut at the 2018 buenos aires youth olympic games, this sport has quickly attracted global attention, and once again demonstrated its unique charm in the subsequent hangzhou asian games, and finally successfully entered the paris olympics.
the competition is jointly organized by the world sailing federation, the international kiteboard association (ika), the chinese sailing association, the zhejiang provincial sports bureau, and the zhoushan municipal people's government, and hosted by the zhoushan municipal bureau of culture, radio, television, tourism and sports, the daishan county people's government, and the zhejiang sailing association. (end)
