the boating open has given birth to new blood, and the new generation of rowing forces has appeared on the suzhou river in shanghai.
2024-10-02
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this weekend, the 2024 shanghai rowing open will set sail again on the suzhou river, the mother river of shanghai. after 4 years, boat racing has become a well-known event among shanghai residents.
as the influence of the event continues to expand, more and more young people are beginning to come into contact with rowing and participate in the event.
young new forces appear on the field
he lianshuo is a young player on the rowing team of shanghai private pinghe school. he has been practicing rowing for a year and a half. he is very excited to participate in the competition for the first time this year.
"i have known for a long time that this event is of high standard and that outstanding players from all over china and even the world will participate. i am very excited. our school won the silver medal last year and i look forward to better results this year."
according to he lianshuo, he started to get involved in rowing thanks to the introduction of his classmates. “my classmates thought that my physical condition was very good, and the school also had the opportunity to participate in large-scale competitions such as rowing, so they encouraged me to give it a try. i tried it, but i fell into a trap as soon as i tried it.”
the holding of rowing boats in recent years has set off a rowing craze in shanghai, and rowing training has become more and more popular. many schools with rowing traditions have also actively cooperated with off-campus clubs, allowing more young people to enter the rowing circle.
li siyuan, a female athlete from pinghe school, was spotted by the club coach at a glance. she has only been involved in rowing for two years, and it was only this semester that she entered the school team. now she has become the main player of the school team. before the game, li siyuan was very ambitious, "the best the result will definitely be the championship. (even if you can’t win it), you still have to show your training level.”
in order to prepare for this competition, the pinghe school rowing team trains every monday, wednesday, friday and weekends during the preparation period. usually the training is conducted on the zhangjiabang river, and there will be many people in the suzhou river for the boat competition. curves, "this is a situation we have never encountered in the past. it is difficult to have big curves in a 500-meter race. the entire team needs more communication and tacit understanding."
in the end, pinghe school achieved good results and won the runner-up in the men's coxless quadruple sculls competition and the third place in the mixed quadruple sculls coxless competition.
in the youth group of this shanghai rowing open, there are many young people like he lianshuo and li siyuan. they are all competing for the first time, but they are already at a considerable level.
rowing benefits participants in many ways
some people may wonder whether young athletes participating in rowing training will affect their studies?
regarding this point, the two young people had similar answers. he lianshuo, who will take the high school entrance examination next year, said that as long as he has a good balance, he can definitely achieve both study and training.
li siyuan revealed that his parents were worried before, but after participating in rowing training, he became more focused on doing things, and his learning status and efficiency became higher.
he lianshuo bluntly told the paper that practicing rowing has changed him in all aspects. “on the one hand, my physical fitness, body image and temperament have been greatly improved. in addition, the hard training has tempered my will taught me how to face difficulties.”
in terms of daily training, he lianshuo often felt hypoxic, dizzy and even wanted to vomit in the later stages of the 2000-meter test. he also thought of giving up because the training was too hard, but he survived in the end.
the day before the race, the oxford and cambridge rowing teams participating in this event went to pinghe school to communicate with the young team members. this experience made he lianshuo very satisfied. in his opinion, he and his classmates not only learned a lot about racing the rowing skills also broadened the horizons. "if the rowing results are good, it will be helpful for future sports recruitment and admission to prestigious schools. there will be many useful suggestions in life planning."
the young people gained a lot from participating in rowing for the first time. li siyuan said frankly that he will stick to the sport of rowing.
as the shanghai rowing open is held year by year, rowing will gradually reach more people and become a sport that more young people are willing to get involved with.
youth rowing develops rapidly
three months ago, a reporter from the paper interviewed an industry practitioner who operates a rowing club in dianshan lake. he said that the business focusing on youth training has grown significantly in recent years, and such a high-level and people-friendly event as rowing in shanghai is landing, played a crucial role.
"every year we compete on the suzhou river, so many citizens can see it. everyone has more knowledge about rowing, and parents are more willing to send their children to learn."
more young people are participating in rowing, and the event has been expanded this year in line with the general trend. the youth group that participated in the exhibition competition last year was included in the official competition group.
the slogan of this year's event must be mentioned here - "rowing beyond boundaries, the new power of boat racing", which means that the 2024 boating event will become a younger and more energetic rowing event, in addition to the participation of more international elite teams , the youth team is also worthy of attention.
as for the youth group, this year five middle schools from shanghai middle school, shanghai pao yugang experimental school, shanghai shiwai middle school, shanghai private pinghe school and shanghai pudong new area private vanke school all participated in the 500-meter four-person boat race. city sprint competition.
while boating has built a professional competition platform for young enthusiasts, it has also launched the "future stars of boating" program focusing on new rowing forces for the first time to help more chinese young athletes deepen international exchanges and have faster and better results. development.
as the honorary consultant of rowing, legendary rower and olympic champion stephen redgrove spoke highly of rowing during the event, believing that this event is "the only way for rowing to lead to the future." in addition to its consistent professionalism, shangyao has also set a benchmark in radiating the public and influencing young people.
the paper reporter chen jun
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